One example is St. Catherine of Siena, who consecrated her virginity to Christ while living in her family home, and later was active in the world.
They are involved in various religious and community organizations, reside in Metairie, and attend Saint Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church there.
The separate Order of the Patron Saints of Italy (Ordine dei Santi Patroni d'Italia) St. Francis of Assisi and St. Catherine of Siena was also conferred by the so-called Salò Republic between February and April 1945.
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By the 14th century the monastery had entered a decline, and in 1373 was granted to the Carthusians of Pisa Charterhouse by Pope Gregory XI, under the influence of Saint Catherine of Siena.
There are four houses, named after the home towns of some well known saints: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
Margaret Hallahan (born 1803), English Catholic nun, foundress of the Dominican Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena