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Catherine of Siena (Paperback)
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Catherine of Siena (Paperback)
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Loot Price R457
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Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one
of the best biographies of this well known, and amazing
fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which
won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset based this
factual work on primary sources, her own experiences living in
Italy, and her profound understanding of the human heart. One of
the greatest novelists of the twentieth century, Undset was no
stranger to hagiography. Her meticulous research of medieval times,
which bore such fruit in her multi-volume masterpieces Kristin
Lavransdatter and The Master of Hestviken, acquainted her with some
of the holy men and women produced by the Age of Faith. Their
exemplary lives left a deep impression upon the author, an
impression Undset credited as one of her reasons for entering the
Church in 1924. Catherine of Siena was a particular favorite of
Undset, who also was a Third Order Dominican. An extraordinarily
active, intelligent, and courageous woman, Catherine at an early
age devoted herself to the love of God. The intensity of her
prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor won her a reputation for
holiness and wisdom, and she was called upon to make peace between
warring nobles. Believing that peace in Italy could be achieved
only if the Pope, then living in France, returned to Rome,
Catherine boldly traveled to Avignon to meet with Pope Gregory XI.
With sensitivity to the zealous love of God and man that permeated
the life of Saint Catherine, Undset presents a most moving and
memorable portrait of one of the greatest women of all time.
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