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25 apr 2024 · Learn about the life and martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria, a fourth-century virgin and convert who defied the Emperor Maxentius and debated pagan philosophers. Find out how she became a popular figure of devotion and a patron of learning and virginity.
8 mag 2024 · Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Ca. 1606. Oil on canvas. Room 006. Saint Catherine, a third century martyr, belonged to a noble family in Alexandria. Driven by her Christian faith to disobey the Roman emperor, she was ordered to oppose him in a philosophical symposium.
2 giorni fa · Hypatia (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy.
- March 415 AD (aged 45–65), Alexandria, Province of Egypt, Eastern Roman Empire
- Western philosophy
28 apr 2024 · Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1615–1617, National Gallery, London, UK. The painting underwent extensive restoration; restored to its former glory. The work went on tour in 2019 around the UK as part of Artemisia Visits.
5 giorni fa · Jim Graves, November 25, 2023. St. Catherine of Alexandria (287-305) was a Christian martyr beheaded in Egypt who is patroness of students, unmarried girls and apologists. Her feast day is Nov. 25. Catherine was born a pagan princess in Alexandria, Egypt, at the time known for its culture and learning.
14 mag 2024 · The transept terminates with the chapel of St Catherine of Alexandria, designed by Gattapone in 1367. Cardinal Albornoz commissioned this chapel and was initially buried here. The frescoes of the "Life of St Catherine“ are by Andrea da Bologna (1368). A portrait of the cardinal is on the left wall.
25 apr 2024 · Jerome and Catherine sit on a grass-covered bench before some rose bushes. The two saints can be identified by their attributes: Jerome with the lion, and Catherine with the sword and the broken wheel. Catherine was the daughter of a king and served as a role model for wealthy courtly ladies.
