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St. Catherine of Alexandria

November 254th century

Feast day: November 25, and December 8 on the Old Calendar.

St. Catherine of Alexandria was a virgin martyr of noble birth and great learning. According to tradition, she debated fifty pagan philosophers and converted them all to Christianity.

She suffered martyrdom on the breaking wheel, which miraculously broke at her touch. She is patron saint of philosophers, students, and teachers.

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