Saint Catherine of Siena as Seen in Her Letters Large Print Edition

Table of Persons Addressed 7 Introduction: St Catherine of Siena as Seen in Her Letters 9 Chief Events in the Life of St. Catherine 29 Brief Outline of Contemporary Public Events 34 Letters To Monna Alessa dei Saracini 38 To Benincasa her brother, when he was in Florence 42 To the Venerable Religious, Brother Antonio of Nizza 46 To Monna Agnese, who was the wife of Messer Orso Malavolti 51 To Sister Eugenia, her niece at the Convent of St. Agnes of Montepulciano 61 To Nanna, daughter of Benincasa, a little maid, her niece 70 Letters on the Consecrated Life 74 To Brother William of England 78 To Daniella of Orvieto, Clothed with the Habit of St. Dominic 84 To Monna Agnese, wife of Francesco, a tailor of Florence 90 Letters in response to certain criticisms 92 To Monna Orsa, wife of Bartolo Usimbardi, and to Monna Agnese 93 To a Religious man in Florence, who was shocked at her Ascetic Practices 95 To Brother Bartolomeo Dominici 97 To Brother Matteo di Francesco Tolomei 100 To a Mantellata of Saint Dominic, called Catarina di Scetto 109 Letters To Neri di Landoccio dei Pagliaresi 112 To Monna Giovanna and her other daughters in Siena 117 To Messer John, the Soldier of Fortune 120 To Monna Colomba in Lucca 123 To Brother Raimondo of Capua, of the Order of the Preachers 128 To Gregory XI 135 To Gregory XI 145 To Gregory XI 152 To Brother Raimondo of Capua, at Avignon 157 To Catarina of the Hospital, and Giovanna di Capo 163 To Sister Daniella of Orvieto 168 To Brother Raimondo of Capua, and to Master John III 180 To Sister Bartolomea della Seta 185 To Gregory XI 192 To the King of France 194 Letters to Florence 200 To the Eight of War chosen by the Commune of Florence 202 To Buonaccorso di Lapo: written when the Saint was at Avignon 205 To Gregory XI 208 To Monna Lapa, her mother, before she returned from Avignon 216 To Monna Giovanna di Corrado Maconi 218 To Messer Ristoro Canigiani 222 To the Anziani and Consuls and Gonfalonieri of Bologna 238 To Nicholas of Osimo 244 To Misser Lorenzo del Pino of Bologna, Doctor in Decretals 250 Letters written from Rocca D'Orcia 257 To Monna Lapa, her mother, and to Monna Cecca 259 To Monna Catarina of the Hospital, and to Giovanna di Capo 261 To Monna Alessa, clothed with the Habit of Saint Dominic 264 To Gregory XI 267 To Raimondo of Capua 270 To Urban VI 278 To her spiritual children in Siena 285 To Brother William and to Messer Matteo of the Misericordia 286 To Sano di Maco, and to all her other sons in Siena 288 To Brother Raimondo of Capua 293 To Urban VI 298 To Don Giovanni of the Cells of Vallombrosa 301 Letters announcing peace 307 To Monna Alessa, when the Saint was at Florence 308 To Sano di Maco, and to the other sons in Christ 309 To Three Italian Cardinals 311 To Giovanna, Queen of Naples 323 To Sister Daniella of Orvieto 333 To Stefano Maconi 339 To certain holy hermits who had been invited to Rome by the Pope 349 To Brother William of England, and to Brother Antonio of Nizza 351 To Brother Andrea of Lucca, Brother Baldo, and Brother Lando 352 To Brother Antonio of Nizza 356 To Queen Giovanna of Naples 360 To Brother Raimondo of the Preaching Order, when he was in Genoa 367 To Urban VI 378 Letters describing the experience preceding death 382 To Master Raimondo of Capua 388 To Master Raimondo of Capua, of the Order of the Preachers 392