Saint of the Day
March 9
Catherine of Bologna
Feast Day: March 9
Patron of: artists, illuminators, poor souls in purgatory, painting, mental illness
Italian nun-artist whose illuminated manuscripts united spiritual vision with artistic genius.
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Frances of Rome
Feast Day: March 9
Patron of: widows, housewives, widowed women, Rome, automobiles, motorists
Roman noblewoman who sanctified family life and founded a community of lay religious women.
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