Saint Catherine of Siena T.O.S.D. (25 March 1347 in Siena – 29 April 1380 in Rome) was a tertiary of the Dominican Order and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian. She also worked to bring the papacy of Gregory XI back to Rome from its displacement in France and to establish peace among the Italian city-states. Since 18 June 1866 she is one of the two patron saints of Italy together with St. Francis of Assisi.
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