Catharine of Siena: A Biography (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Catharine of Siena: A Biography There have been more than forty Lives written of Catharine of Siena - in Latin, Italian, French, German, Dutch, and Spanish. It is only necessary to mention a few of the most important of these. First in order stands that of Raymond of Capua her contemporary. This was written both in Latin and Italian. It contains a faithful picture of her spiritual life, but records very imperfectly her public action in connection with contemporary events. The greater number of the biographies which followed were based upon that of Raymond, with little variation. Several of the personal friends of Catharine wrote supplements to the Life written by Raymond, adding particulars which came under their own observation. These friends were Stephen Corrado di Maconi, her secretary, Fra Bartolomeo di Siena, Fra Bartolomeo di Ferrara, Fra Tomaseo di Siena, and Barduccio Canigiani di Firenze. The personal recollections of these friends were produced at the period when her canonization began to be considered. They were lost for some time, but afterwards found in the monastery of La Grande Chartreuse. The following Lives of her may be mentioned: - Frigerio, "Vita di Santa Catarina, " Biblio Comun di Siena. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.