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092    BIO|bCATHERIN 
100 1  Emling, Shelley. 
245 10 Setting the world on fire :|bthe brief, astonishing life 
       of St. Catherine of Siena /|cShelley Emling. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2016. 
300    xxi, 226 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and 
       index. 
505 0  Chronology -- A Bright Little Girl -- A First Glimpse of 
       Christ -- Kiss Me with a Kiss of Your Mouth -- Just What 
       the Times Needed -- Fighting off Threats -- Bearing the 
       Wounds of Christ -- The Spilling of Blood -- The Move to 
       Rome -- Brilliant Work -- A Turn for the Worse -- 
       Spiritual Anxieties -- The End of a Saintly Experience -- 
       Epilogue. 
520 2  "One of only two patron saints of Italy, the other being 
       St. Francis of Assisi, St. Catherine was ahead of her 
       time. As a political powerhouse in late 14th century 
       Europe, a time of war, social unrest and one of the worst 
       natural disasters of all time--the plague--she worked for 
       peace between Christians while campaigning for a holy 
       crusade against Muslims. She was illiterate but grew into 
       a great writer by dictating to assistants. She was frail 
       and punished herself mercilessly, often starving herself, 
       while offering moral guidance and inspiration to kings, 
       queens, and popes. It's easy to see why feminists through 
       the years have sought to claim the patronage of St. 
       Catherine. From her refusal to marry to her assertion that
       her physical appearance was of no importance, the famous 
       Saint is ripe for modern interpretation. She was a 
       peacemaker during Siena's revolution of 1368, sometimes 
       addressing thousands of people in squares and streets; she
       convinced Pope Gregory XI to return the papacy to Rome at 
       a time when the Catholic Church was unraveling. How did 
       this girl, the second-youngest of 25 children of a middle-
       class dyer, grow to become one of the most beloved 
       spiritual figures of all time, a theological giant to rank
       alongside the likes of Thomas Aquinas? In Setting the 
       World on Fire, Emling gives an intimate portrayal of this 
       fascinating and revolutionary woman"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
600 00 Catherine,|cof Siena, Saint,|d1347-1380. 
650  0 Christian women saints|zItaly|zSiena|vBiography. 
650  0 Christian saints|zItaly|zSiena|vBiography. 
650  0 Women|zItaly|zSiena|vBiography. 
651  0 Siena (Italy)|vBiography. 
651  0 Siena (Italy)|xHistory|y1355-1557.