Catherine of Alexandria

Also known as Saint Catherine, Catherine, St. Catherine of Alexandria, Catharine of Alexandria, Katherine of Alexandria, St. Catharine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Egyptian missionary, saint depicted with a wheel

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Catherine of Alexandria was an early Christian missionary and saint from Egypt who is traditionally remembered as a martyr. She is commonly depicted in Christian art with a wheel, which symbolizes the instrument of her martyrdom according to Christian tradition.

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The legend of St. Katherine of Alexandria
Die Katharinenlegende der HS. 11, 143, der Kgl. Bibliothek zu Brüssel
The life of Saint Katherine
Die Katharinenlegende
Passio Sanctae Catherinae Alexandrinae metrica e duobus libris manuscriptis

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Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian virgin and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around age 14 and converted hundreds of people to Christianity.

The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates her as a great martyr and celebrates her feast day on 24 or 25 November, depending on the regional tradition. In Catholicism, Catherine is traditionally revered as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, and she is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 25 November. Her feast was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969 but restored in 2002 as an optional memorial. In the Episcopal Church, St. Catherine is commemorated on 24 November, together with the martyrs Barbara of Nicomedia and Margaret of Antioch, while in the Church of England her feast day is 25 November.