Saint / PatronFemale
Svätá Katarína Alexandrijská
died 305
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryCatherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian virgin and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around age 14 and converted hundreds of people to Christianity.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 287
Alexandria
Date of death
January 1, 305
Alexandria
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Occupations & fields
missionary
- Field and occupation
- Kresťanská mučenica a patrónka vzdelancov
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