29 April St Catherine of Siena - Independent Catholic News

29 April 
 St Catherine of Siena - Independent Catholic News: Mystic. Dominican tertiary. St Catherine was born in 1347, the youngest of about 20 children of a Sienese dyer, Giacomo Benincasa. From a very early age she was very prayerful and refused to consider marriage. In around 1367 she joined the Dominicans, still living at home and spending much of her time in prayer. She underwent many religious experiences, frequently experiencing visions of Jesus. Gradually a group formed round her, of lay people