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According to legend, Catherine was the beautiful daughter of the pagan King Costus and Queen Sabinella, who governed Alexandria. However, we can not even be sure whether Catherine actually existed. Saint Catherine was never mentioned before the ninth century, and some assiduous research has failed to identify Catherine with any historical person.
Donald Attwater calls the story of St. Catherine the most preposterous legend of its kind, citing the lack of any positive evidence that she ever existed outside the mind of some Greek writer who first composed what he intended to be simply an edifying romance. Even her name, which comes from the Greek katharos, ('pure'), is suspiciously apt for a virgin martyr, raising the possibility that her legend originated as an allegory. With no reliable information about St. Catherine, we can not say that she was really related to King Costus or any other historical person.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere are a number of saints named Catherine. Please be specific. Here is a partial list:
Catherine Cosie
Catherine Cottenceau
Catherine du Verdier de la Sorinière
Catherine Gerosa
Catherine Jarrige
Catherine Thomas
Catherine Tomas
Catherine de Virgi
Catherine del Ricci
Catherine Laboure
Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Bologna
Catherine of Genoa
Catherine of Palma
Catherine of Ricci
Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Sweden
Catherine of Vadstena
Catherine Tekakwitha
Catherine Vastanensis
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