{"product_id":"9781681050874","title":"Letters of Catherine Benincasa","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaint Catherine of Siena (25 March 1347 in Siena – 29 April 1380 in Rome), born 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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waxkeep Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166324703472,"sku":"9781681050874","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681050874_p0.jpg?v=1763691302","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681050874","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}