The monastery of Saint Catherine, located in the Sinai desert, is the oldest inhabited in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. De Marchi, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, in: M. Boskovits (ed.), The Alana Collection. Italian paintings and sculptures from the fourteenth to sixteenth century, vol. II, Florence 2011, pp.

In 1377 St. Catherine established a convent outside of Siena. This saint is credited with writing over 400 letters, the Dialogue and her prayers.

Control number IAP 36270842 Type Paintings Medium Oil on canvas Owner/Location National Academy of Design 1083 Fifth Avenue New York New York 10128 Accession Number: 1330-P Data Source Art Inventories ...

The marriage shown in this painting is called “mystic” because it was a purely symbolic. The infant Jesus places a ring on the finger of Catherine of Alexandria, a fourth-century saint who had a ...