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Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa

Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa

Catherine of Genoa (1447–1510), born Caterina Fieschi Adorno, was an Italian Catholic mystic. Married into Genoese nobility, she underwent a deep conversion in 1473 and devoted herself to serving the sick, especially during the plagues that struck Genoa. Our library holds her Life and Doctrine, which includes the Treatise on Purgatory and her Spiritual Dialogue — records of her teaching on God's purifying love.

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First published
1450
Category
Biography
Length
78k words · about 5 hours
Chapters
105
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About this book

The life and teaching of Catherine of Genoa, the fifteenth-century Italian saint known for her care of the sick and her writings on the love of God. Drawn from the early records of her life and doctrine, the book portrays her selfless service in Genoa's hospitals and her profound reflections on purgatory and the soul's purification.

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER I
  3. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER II
  4. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER III
  5. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER IV
  6. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER V
  7. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER VI
  8. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER VII
  9. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  10. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  11. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER X 🔒
  12. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  13. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  14. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  15. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XIV 🔒
  16. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XV 🔒
  17. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XVI 🔒
  18. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XVII 🔒
  19. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XVIII 🔒
  20. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XIX 🔒
  21. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XX 🔒
  22. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXI 🔒
  23. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXII 🔒
  24. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXIII 🔒
  25. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXIV 🔒
  26. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXV 🔒
  27. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXVI 🔒
  28. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXVII 🔒
  29. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXVIII 🔒
  30. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXIX 🔒
  31. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXX 🔒
  32. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXI 🔒
  33. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXII 🔒
  34. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXIII 🔒
  35. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXV 🔒
  36. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXVI 🔒
  37. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXVII 🔒
  38. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXVIII 🔒
  39. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XXXIX 🔒
  40. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XL 🔒
  41. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XLL 🔒
  42. LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA · CHAPTER XLII 🔒
  43. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SOUL, THE BODY, SELF-LOVE, THE SPIRIT, HUMANITY, AND THE LORD GOD 🔒
  44. FIRST PART · CHAPTER I 🔒
  45. FIRST PART · CHAPTER II 🔒
  46. FIRST PART · CHAPTER III 🔒
  47. FIRST PART · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  48. FIRST PART · CHAPTER V 🔒
  49. FIRST PART · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  50. FIRST PART · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  51. FIRST PART · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  52. FIRST PART · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  53. FIRST PART · CHAPTER X 🔒
  54. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  55. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  56. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  57. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XIV 🔒
  58. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XV 🔒
  59. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XVI 🔒
  60. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XVII 🔒
  61. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XVIII 🔒
  62. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XIX 🔒
  63. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XX 🔒
  64. FIRST PART · CHAPTER XXI 🔒
  65. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER I 🔒
  66. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER II 🔒
  67. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER III 🔒
  68. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  69. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER V 🔒
  70. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  71. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  72. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  73. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  74. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER X 🔒
  75. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART SECOND · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  76. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER I 🔒
  77. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER II 🔒
  78. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER III 🔒
  79. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  80. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER V 🔒
  81. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  82. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  83. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  84. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  85. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER X 🔒
  86. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  87. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  88. SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES PART THIRD · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  89. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER I 🔒
  90. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER II 🔒
  91. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER III 🔒
  92. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  93. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER V 🔒
  94. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  95. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  96. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  97. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  98. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER X 🔒
  99. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  100. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  101. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  102. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER XIV 🔒
  103. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER XV 🔒
  104. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER XVI 🔒
  105. TREATISE ON PURGATORY · CHAPTER XVII 🔒

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