Category:Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Saint Catherine of Alexandria - Martyr and Virgin Born: c. 282 in Alexandria, Egypt[1] Died: c. 305 in Alexandria, Egypt[2] Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheran Churches Major shrine: Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai Feast: November 25 November 24 (Orthodox churches of Russian background) Attributes: the "breaking wheel"; sword; with a crown at her feet; hailstones; bridal veil and ring; dove; scourge; book; woman arguing with pagan philosophers[3] decapitation Patron Saint of: Unmarried girls, Aalsum, apologists, craftsmen who work with a wheel (potters, spinners), archivists, dying people, educators, girls, jurists, knife sharpeners, lawyers, librarians, libraries, Balliol College, Massey College, maidens, mechanics, millers, milliners, hat-makers, nurses, philosophers, preachers, scholars, schoolchildren, scribes, secretaries, spinsters, stenographers, students, tanners, theologians, University of Paris, haberdashers, wheelwrights, Żejtun, Żurrieq, Pagbilao, Quezon, Brgy. Sta. Catalina, San Pablo City, Philippines