Statue of Saint Catherine of Siena in Rome, Italy

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Staue of Saint Catherine of Siena sculpted in white marble by Francesco Messina (1900-1995) in 1961. Catherine of Siena was proclaimed one of two patron saints of Italy in 1939, the other being St. Francis of Assisi. She was born on 25 March 1347 in Siena – and died 29 April 1380 in Rome. Part of the Dominican Order and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian, she 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.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome Italy
Photo credit: © Lynne Sutherland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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