href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@50205@[email protected]#CHAPTER_III" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Chapter III.—Catherine Fiesca Adorna’s Life, up to her Conversion; and the Chief Peculiarities predominant throughout her Convert Years.
85-127 |
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Introductory |
85, 86 |
| I. |
Proposed Study of the Mystical-Volitional Element in a Particular, Concrete Instance: St. Catherine of Genoa |
86-90 |
| II. |
The Materials and Aids towards such a Study |
90-93 |
| III. |
Peculiarities of the Genoese Climate and Geographical Position; of the Ligurian Character; and of the Times into which Catherine was born. Her Family, Father and Mother |
93-97 |
| IV. |
Catherine’s Life, up to the Preliminaries of her Conversion: Autumn 1447 to Mid-March 1474 |
97-104 |
| V. |
Her Conversion, with its immediate Preliminaries and Consequences, March 1474 |
104-109 |
| VI. |
The Two Conceptions concerning the Character and Rationale of her Penitential Period and of her whole Convert Life. The Position adopted here |
109-113 |
| VII. |
Catherine and the Holy Eucharist |
113-116 |
| VIII. |
Catherine and Confession and Direction |
117-123 |
| IX. |
Catherine and Indulgences |
123-126 |
| X. |
Peculiarities concerning the Invocation of Saints and Intercessory Prayer |
126, 127 |
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Chapter IV.—Catherine’s Life from 1473 to 1506, and its Main Changes and Growth |
128-174 |
| I. |
First Period of Catherine’s Convert Life: Giuliano’s Bankruptcy and Conversion; their Work among the Poor, March 1473 to May 1477 |
128-131 |
| II. |
Catherine and Tommasa Fiesca: their Difference of Character and attrait. Peculiarity of Catherine’s Penitence and Health during this Time |
131-133 |
| III. |
Change in the Temper of Catherine’s Penitence, from May 1474 onwards |
133-135 |
| IV. |
Catherine’s Great Fasts |
135-137 |
| V. |
Second, Central Period of Catherine’s Convert Life, 1477-1499: its Special Spiritual Features |
138-141 |
| VI. |
Catherine and Giuliano move into the Hospital in 1479, never again to quit it. She is Matron from 1490 to 1495 |
141-143 |
| VII. |
Catherine and the Plague. The Outbreak of 1493 |
143-145 |
| VIII. |
Catherine and Ettore Vernazza, 1493-1495 |
145-147 |
| IX. |
Catherine’s Health breaks down, 1496; other Events of the same Year |
147-149 |
| X. |
Events of 1497 |
149-154 |
| XI. |
Beginning of her Third, Last Period; End of the Extraordinary Fasts; First Relations with Don Marabotto |
155-159 |
| XII. |
Her Conversations with her Disciples; “Caterina Serafina.” Don Marabotto and
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