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Saint Catherine of Palma

statue of Saint Catherine, date and artist unknown; Saint Catalina Thomas chapel, Valdemossa, Mallorca, Spain; photographed on 23 February 2016 by Ailura Also known as

Catherine Tomas
Catherine Thomas
Catalina…
Caterina…
Katarina Tomás av Palma
Caterina Tomàs i Gallard

Memorial

5 April
27 July and 28 July in Valldemossa, Spain
1 April on some calendars

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Orphan who lived an unhappy childhood in the home of her paternal uncle. Felt a call to the religious life at age 15, but her confessor convinced her to wait a little. Domestic servant in Palma, Spain where she learned to read and write. Joined the Canonesses of Saint Augustine at Saint Mary Magdalen convent in Palma. Subjected to many strange phenomena and mystical experiences including visits from angels, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Catherine of Siena. Had the gifts of visions and prophecy. Assaulted spiritually and physically by dark powers, she sometimes went into ecstatic trances for days at a time; her wounds from this abuse were treated by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. During her last years she was almost continually in ecstasy. Foretold the date of her death.