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November 25 · Optional · Red

St Catherine of Alexandria

(d. c. 305) Egyptian noblewoman, scholar, and martyr at eighteen. Tradition says she debated and converted fifty pagan philosophers before being broken on a wheel — the symbol that became her name's emblem.

When is the feast of St Catherine of Alexandria?

The feast is celebrated on November 25 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with red vestments.