Bernardine of Siena, Saint

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• Bernardine of Siena, Saint — born Sept. 8, 1380, Massa Marittima, Siena died May 20, 1444, L Aquila, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies; canonized 1450; feast day May 20 Franciscan priest and theologian. Born into a noble family but orphaned early, he entered the Observants (1402) …   Universalium

• St. Bernardine of Siena —     St. Bernardine of Siena     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Bernardine of Siena     Friar Minor, missionary, and reformer, often called the Apostle of Italy , b. of the noble family of Albizeschi at Massa, a Sienese town of which his father was …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …   Universalium

• saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …   Universalium

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• Siena Cathedral — Siena Cathedral. The Cathedral of Siena (Italian: Duomo di Siena), dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church and now to Santa Maria Assunta (Most Holy Mary of Assumption), is a medieval church in Siena, central Italy. The …   Wikipedia

• Bernardino of Siena — Infobox Saint name=Saint Bernardine of Siena birth date=1380 death date=1444 feast day=May 20 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=250px caption=Statue by Antonio Raggi birth place=Massa Marittima, Italy death place=Aquila, Italy titles=… …   Wikipedia

• Bernardino de Siena — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda San Bernardino de Siena San Bernardino pintado por El Greco Nombre Bernardino Albizzeschi …   Wikipedia Español

• Rule of Saint Francis —     Rule of Saint Francis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of Saint Francis     As known, St. Francis founded three orders and gave each of them a special rule. Here only the rule of the first order is to be considered, i.e., that of the Friars …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Incorruptibility — The body of Saint Virginia Centurione, found to be incorrupt by the Catholic Church. Incorruptibility is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox believe that supernatural (or Godly) intervention allows some human bodies (specifically saints) to… …   Wikipedia