Patron Saint of Libraries - a teen genius!

:: Saint Catherine ::

Did you know Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the Patron Saint of Libraries and Students?  She was a scholar of the sciences who vowed never to marry unless she met a man who was as beautiful, intelligent, and well-read as she was.  Lacking a sufficient mortal, she devoted herself to Jesus (he seemed to fit the bill!). 
At age 18, she tried to convince the Emperor Maximus to stop torturing Christians.  He was too intimidated by her intellectual prowress and had her imprisoned, but the Empress was most impressed!  Catherine was sentenced to die on the wheel of torture but legend has it that when she touched the wheel it broke.  The Emperor, furious, had her beheaded.

Learn more:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03445a.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria

or come check out one of our many books on Medieval History at the HHS Library.

Have a great long weekend, see you at the beginning of 2nd semester!

~Ms. Carson, HHS Librarian