Saints Essay: Saint Catherine of Bologna

Essay:

      Catherine had a talent that no one could deny. She was truly gifted in many things. My saint is Catherine de’vigri of Bologna (bowl-lown-nia)  or Catherine of Bologna she was born september 8th 1413 and died on March 9, 1463. She was and is the patron saint of artists, liberal arts, against temptations and Bologna. In the beginning of her life, Catherine had many good opportunities and an amazing education from being the companion of the marquees daughter, but she still wanted to pursue the religious life.  So she decided to join a convent during this time, her convent disagreed in whether to continue following the Augustinian rule or to instead adhere to the Franciscan rule. A Rule is a specific expression of the Christian life which calls the men or women of a particular religious order to a daily pattern of prayer, work and charity. She was admired by her companions for her holiness and strived for a life of perfection.In 1413 cathrine and other young women founded a monastery of the order of poor clares also founded by St.Francis and St.Clare of Assisi. In the monastery catherine took the lesser roles in the convent Through her efforts with Pope Nicholas V, the Poor Clare convent at Ferrara erected an enclosure, and Catherine was appointed Superioress. That office made her responsible for providing pastoral care and spiritual oversight to all of sisters. The reputation of the Community for its holiness and austerity became widespread.she became very ill during lenten season and died on march 9th .

      My saint is inspirational because she used  her  passion to spread the message  of  God.  She lived up to her expectations in an amazing way  a way that I could dream  of  achieving  this may not seem like something “inspiring” but when you think about it it is cathrine found a way to follow both her passions and succeed in being recognized by her peers and many other not to mention her fabulous paintings.she also found success with the written word by writing the seven spiritual weapons for spiritual warfare which was a major point in her career it made her even more recognized and was also an important part of her canonization. Catherine is amazing because she followed her dreams and succeeded in every one of them and i think that this shows the value of faith ,hard work,and last but not least patients.

      Catherine of bologna is also a very humble person, even though she had aristocratic background and education, Catherine willingly served in the lesser  roles at the convent, including laundress washing people's clothes and her own, baker and chef, last but not least as a caretaker to the animals. Late in her life (40-50), she respectively and obediently left her beloved Ferrara monastery  to form a new convent in Bologna, where she served as abbess even thought she wanted to play a bigger role.cathrine shows the qualities of humilitey in many ways and is an amazing person morally and religiously.

          Catherine is an inspiring and good natured person. Anyone can call someone inspiring or good and not really mean it  but saint catherine  actually was because where most would become selfish and rotten she was pure having money is like watering your plants overwater your plant and it will never thrive the same is for under watering it it would shrivel up and die in most cases this is true money spoils people but catherine still  understood the values of respecting your place and hard work which is a rare and valued qualitey.

Works Cited

"Christ Our Life." St. Catherine of Bologna, Patron Saint of the Arts. Web. 12 June 2017.

Online, Catholic. "St. Catherine of Bologna - Saints & Angels." Catholic Online. Web. 12 June 2017.