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Catherine of Siena’s influence was felt throughout the kingdoms of Europe. She enjoyed the confidence of popes, royalty, and most of all, the common people of Italy. A complicated woman, she was able to speak bluntly to a queen: ;Instead of a woman, you have become the servant and slave of nothingness, making yourself the subject of lies and of the demon who is their father ;; and also encourage the wife of a simple tailor: ;Clothe yourself in the royal virtues. ; Her story is told in this landmark biography, first published a century ago and praised by Evelyn Underhill as the best modern biography of a saint ever written. Long out of print, this new edition has been slightly abridged and generously supplemented with the reflections of other biographers, historians, and artists€ ”who shed fresh light on what we know about an amazing woman.