Setting the World on Fire: The Brief, Astonishing Life of St. Catherine of Siena by Shelley Emling

Setting the World on Fire: The Brief, Astonishing Life of St. Catherine of Siena by Shelley Emling

Author:Shelley Emling
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: History
ISBN: 9781466879195
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2016-04-05T00:00:00+00:00


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This famous fresco by Andrea di Vanni, one of Catherine’s disciples, is the oldest known picture of the saint.

This painting, Stigmatization of St Catherine of Siena, by Domenico Bec afumi, depicts St. Catherine of Siena receiving the stigmata, or the signs of the cross.

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This painting by Ales andro Franchi depicts a young Catherine defying her parents by cut ing off her long hair.

Siena’s San Domenico Church where Catherine worshipped. Credit: MM

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The Fountain of Fontebranda, the oldest and most famous of the many fountains in Siena, located close to where Catherine grew up. Credit: MarkusMark



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