Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Catherine of Siena

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Dominican theologian Catherine of Siena.

Last updated on November 21, 2024.

Catherine of Siena , a lay member of the Dominican Order, was a mystic, activist, and author who had a great influence on Italian literature and on the Catholic Church. Canonized in 1461, she is also a Doctor of the Church.

Dominican - Theologian | March 25, 1347 - April 29, 1380

Source: Wikipedia

You, Eternal Trinity, are my Creator, and I am the work of Your hands, and I know through the new creation which You have given me in the blood of Your Son, that You are enamored of the beauty of Your workmanship.

Catherine of Siena

As the hart desires the spring of living water, so my soul desires to leave the prison of this dark body and see You in truth.

Catherine of Siena

The poison of selfishness destroys the world.

Catherine of Siena

The soul, who is lifted by a very great and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins by exercising herself, for a certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, in order to know better the goodness of God towards her.

Catherine of Siena

Build a cell inside your mind, from which you can never flee.

Catherine of Siena

In the light of faith I am strong, constant, and persevering.

Catherine of Siena