Catherine, of Ricci, Saint, 1522-1590

Person

Dates

Existence: 1522 April 23 - 1590 February 1

Biographical note

Born at Florence in 1522, she became a regular tertiary of Saint Dominic in 1535, and filled the offices of novice-mistress and prioress. She was famous for her ecstasies in which she beheld and enacted the scenes of Jesus's Passion. Three future popes were among the thousands who flocked to her convent to ask her prayers. Canonized in 1746.

(paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.)

Alternate names

Catherine de' Ricci

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Saint Catherine of Ricci, undated

File — Box 70 (relics), tray: 3, Item: 18

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.

Content notice

Some relics include fragmentary human remains.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: undated

Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Relics