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• ...that Saint Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century mystic, reportedly survived solely on the Eucharist for extended periods? As a Doctor of the Church, her intense spiritual practices and letters to popes influenced the return of the papacy to Rome from Avignon.
• ...that Saint Lawrence, a Roman deacon, jokingly told his executioners to "turn me over, I’m done on this side" while being roasted on a gridiron? His martyrdom in 258 AD made him a patron saint of cooks and comedians.
• ...that Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, known as the "Little Flower," became a Doctor of the Church despite dying at age 24? Her autobiography, Story of a Soul, inspired millions with its "little way" of simple, everyday holiness.
• ...that Saint Anthony of Padua, famed for finding lost items, once preached to fish when people ignored him? According to legend, the fish listened attentively, symbolizing his miraculous preaching ability.
• ...that Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint, was ostracized by her Mohawk community for her Catholic faith? Canonized in 2012, she is venerated as the patroness of ecology and Native Americans.