Catherine of Alexandria

(† 305)

 

 

Legend:

Many legends surround the person of Catherine of Alexandria. It is said that in revenge for the defeat of a company of heathen philosophers with whom she had been compelled to dispute, Catherine was bound to a wheel with spikes, in such a way that every turn of the machine would cause the spikes to pierce her body. But the cords were miraculously broken, and the malice of her enemies foiled. Consequently Saint Catherine is always represented with a wheel and the extreme popularity of this saint is indicated by the fact that a wheel of a certain construction and appearance is often called the Catherine wheel.

 

 

 

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