{"product_id":"2940013199323","title":"Letters of Catherine Benincasa (Formatted with TOC)","description":"Saint Catherine of Siena (25 March 1347 in Siena – 29 April 1380 in Rome), nee Catherine Benincasa, was a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian. She was born in Siena, Italy, to Giacomo di Benincasa, a cloth dyer who ran his enterprise with the help of his sons, and Lapa Piagenti, possibly the daughter of a local poet.The house where Catherine grew up is still in existence. Born in 1347, she arrived when the black death struck the area; Siena was badly ravaged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe also worked to bring the papacy of Gregory XI back to Rome from its displacement in France, and to establish peace among the Italian city-states. She was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1970. She is one of the two patron saints of Italy, together with Francis of Assisi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition of her letters is specially formatted and includes a Table of Contents.","brand":"Charles River Editors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082348347632,"sku":"2940013199323","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013199323_p0.jpg?v=1763577823","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013199323","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}