St. Catherine of Alexandria’s witness to the faith was short, dramatic and even bizarre. A beautiful Christian noblewoman martyred in the fourth century, St. Catherine, whose feast day is Nov. 25, had ...

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Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1615-17 The National Gallery, London Artemisia Gentileschi’s Baroque masterpieces are all about the women. More specifically, ...

‘Almighty ever-living God, grant that through St. Catherine’s intercession we may be strengthened in faith and constancy and spend ourselves without reserve for the unity of the Church.’ Annibale ...

Artemisia Gentileschi’s 1619 “Saint Catherine of Alexandria” bears a stark resemblance to the similarly titled 1615-17 self-portrait owned by London’s National Gallery: Both depict regal, dark-haired ...

59.5 x 41 cm. (23.4 x 16.1 in.) B. Berenson, Pitture italiane del Rinascimento. Elenco dei principali artisti e delle loro opere con un indice dei luoghi. La scuola veneta, London 1958, vol. I, p. 206 ...

While the United States celebrates the secular holiday of Thanksgiving this Nov. 25, many Catholics and other Christians around the world will celebrate the memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria, a ...

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Peter, Saint Agnes, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Lucy, an Unidentified Female Saint, Saint Paul, and Saint John the Baptist, ...

London’s National Gallery has acquired a rare and recently rediscovered self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (circa 1615–17) for £3.6 million ($4.7 ...

Immaculata University named U.S. Army veteran Umair Ahmed ’26, of Chester Springs, the recipient of the Saint Catherine of Alexandria Medal for the 2025-26 academic year. The award was presented ...

110.5 x 81.9 cm. (43.5 x 32.2 in.) Cardinal Antonio “Juniore” Barberini (1607-1671), Palazzo Barberini alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, by 1644; Thence by inheritance to his nephew, Maffeo Barberini ...