Catherine of Siena

by Sigrid Undset

Overview

Nobel Prize winner Sigrid Undset presents an acclaimed biography of St. Catherine of Siena, a seminal 14th century woman of the Catholic Church. Undset's biography of this remarkable saint is a compelling and inspirational read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635619966
Publisher:	Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Publication date:	01/31/2023
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Sigrid Undset (1882 to 1949) was an renowned novelist who received the 1928 Nobel Prize for literature for her work Kristin Lavransdatter, a trilogy about the life of a Norwegian woman during the Middle Ages. She wrote Catherine of Sienna, one of the most acclaimed biographies of this saint, late in life, adding to her substantial corpus of over a dozen titles.

Editorial Reviews

"One of the most extraordinary writers of the 20th century combines her literary genius and her faith to compose the biography of one of the most extraordinary saints of all time. Sigrid Undset's beautiful, spare prose gives us a living St. Catherine of Sienna, gripping our imagination and expanding the soul's comprehension of the mysterious works of God." 
— Michael D. O'Brien, Author, Father Elijah

Undset writes Catherine of Siena's biography as both an historian and a believer. Steeped in research on the Middle Ages through her writing of Kristin Lavransdatter, for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, she views the fascinating Catherine in context of the many troubles in Italy and in the Church of the day. Like Joan of Arc a mysterious figure in many ways, Catherine was clearly raised up by God at a particular moment to mediate this strife and help direct the future of the Church. Truly a "mystic's mystic" as she has been called, Catherine can often seem too touched by the supernatural for us to relate to her. By placing her in her historic and cultural context, however, Undset's biography makes this otherworldly saint alive for us today. 
—Mary Reichardt, Professor of Catholic studies, University of St. Thomas

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