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Catherine of Bologna
Italian writer, artist (1413–1463)
Catherine of Bologna [Caterina de' Vigri] (8 September 1413 – 9 March 1463)[2][3] was an Italian Poor Clare, writer, teacher, mystic, artist, and saint.
The patron saint of artists and against temptations, Catherine de' Vigri was venerated for nearly three centuries in her native Bologna before being formally canonized in 1712 by Pope Clement XI. Her feast day is 9 March.
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Life
Catherine came from an upper-class family, the daughter of Benvenuta Mammolini of Bologna and Giovanni Vigri, a Ferrarese notary who worked for Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara.[2] She was raised at Niccolo III's court as a lady-in-waiting to his wife Parisina Malatesta (d.
1425) and became lifelong friends with his natural daughter Margherita d'Este (d. 1478). During this time, she received some education in reading, writing, music, playing the viola, and had access to illuminated manuscripts in the d'Este C