Raymond of Capua (–1399)

What can be better than this biography of St. Catherine of Siena--Medieval saint, victim soul, mystic, visionary-- written by her
spiritual director of many years? It places one in Siena, in the 14th century, and does not taint her inedia (lived for some time solely on the Eucharist) with notions that she was anorexic, as do some current biographers may suggest. This woman is a miracle of the Lord, and her life attests to this fact yet. She reaches any one who desires holiness, and there is no way around the sacrifices and focus required.… (meer)