Catherine of Siena: Episode One

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Catherine of Siena - Episode One: The Dyer’s Daughter Siena, Italy. 1362. A powerful tyrant has invaded the Papal States, forcing the Pope into exile in France. Meanwhile, a fifteen-year-old girl in Siena longs for life as a Third Order Dominica…

Catherine of Siena: Episode Two

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Catherine of Siena - Episode Two: The Pope’s Pawn Siena, Italy. 1375 A.D. Thirteen years have passed since Christ sent Catherine out into the world from her pseudo-monastic life. Now, Catherine's fame as a mystic and miracle worker has spread ac…

Catherine of Siena: Episode Three

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Catherine of Siena - Episode Three: God’s Servant France, 1375. Through Cardinal Noellet, Pope Gregory has allied himself with Bernabo Visconti, the tyrant of Milan. And if an alliance between the pope and a warlord weren’t  scandal enough, Card…

Catherine of Siena: Episode Four

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Catherine of Siena - Episode Four: Christ’s Scourge Italy, 1375. Bloody war continues between the Anti-Papal league and the French Papal legates. Rather than seek peace, Pope Gregory escalates the conflict by excommunicating the entire city of F…

Catherine of Siena: Episode Five

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Catherine of Siena - Episode Five: The Pope’s Protector Avignon. 1375. When her attempts to negotiate peace between the Anti-Papal League and Pope Gregory fall apart, Catherine dedicates herself completely to persuading the Pope to return to Rom…