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St. Catherine of Alexandria
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Fontana, Lavinia: The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria St. Catherine of Alexandria, detail from The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine by Filippino Lippi; in the Church of San Domenico, Bologna, Italy.
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Also Known As Saint Katherine
Died c.300 or 325 • Alexandria • Egypt

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Fontana, Lavinia: The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria
St. Catherine of Alexandria, detail from The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine by Filippino Lippi; in the Church of San Domenico, Bologna, Italy.
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