You know that every evil is founded in self-love, and that self-love is a cloud that takes away the light of reason, which reason holds in itself the… - Catherine of Siena

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You know that every evil is founded in self-love, and that self-love is a cloud that takes away the light of reason, which reason holds in itself the light of faith, and one is not lost without the other.

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About Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena (March 25, 1347 – April 29, 1380) was a Dominican Tertiary (lay affiliate) of the Dominican Order.

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Alternative Names: Catherine de Sienne Caterina van Siena Santa Caterina di Siena Saint Catherine of Siena Chaterina da Siena Caterina da Siena Catharina Senensis Katharina von Siena Chatarina da Siena Caterina Benincasa Catalina de Siena Catherine of Sienna Catharine of Sienna

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