Overview
- El Imparcial, citing the Vatican calendar, reports the Church honors Saint Catherine of Sweden on March 24.
- Born in 1331 to Saint Bridget, she entered an arranged marriage yet pledged lifelong virginity.
- Her pilgrimages took her to Rome and the Holy Land, and she later brought her mother's relics to the monastery at Vadstena.
- She professed there, became known for mystical writings, and was canonized in 1484.
- The day's santoral also commemorates Beato Diego José de Cádiz, Beato Juan del Báculo, San Maccartemio, Beata María Karlowska, and San Secúndulo de Mauritania.