Penance should be but the means to increase virtue accordin… - Catherine of Siena

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Penance should be but the means to increase virtue according to the needs of the individual, and according to what the soul sees she can do in the measure of her own possibility.

Catherine of Siena

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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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