St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai, Mount St. Catherine in Egypt, and the Catherine Wheel firework are named after Catherine of Alexandria. She is also the patron saint of scholars, philosophers, and preachers.
Fireworks have catherine wheels and rockets.
Catherine Wheel
Another name for a Catherine wheel is a "pinwheel." It is a type of firework that spins rapidly while emitting colorful sparks and flames, resembling the motion of a wheel. The name is derived from the association with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, often symbolized by a wheel.
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She died
It was originally named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who was condemned to be tortured on a wheel and died in the year 307.
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Ths spiked wheel was an instrument or torture used by the Romans. Learn more about Catherine of Alexandris at the link below.
A "Catherine wheel" is a pinwheeling fireworks display, so both it and some rockets are types of fireworks. Other than that, they are totally dissimilar.
St. Catherine of Alexandria.