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(Created page with "'''Tuscany''' is an administrative region in Central Italy within Italy, spanning 22,994 km² with a population of approximately 3.66 million as of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuscany |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscany |publisher=Wikipedia |date=2025-08-21 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> Bordered by Liguria to the northwest, Emilia-Romagna to the north, Marche and Umbria to the east, and Lazio to the south, it features diverse geography including the Apennine...") |
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=== Patron saints === | === Patron saints === | ||
[[Saint Catherine of Siena]] (1347-1380), celebrated April 29, co-patron of Italy and Europe, known for mysticism and papal advocacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Catherine of Siena |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> [[Saint Ansano]] (d. 304), martyred in Siena, early Tuscan evangelizer. | |||
* [[Saint Catherine of Siena]] (1347-1380), celebrated April 29, co-patron of Italy and Europe, known for mysticism and papal advocacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Catherine of Siena |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> | |||
* [[Saint Ansano]] (d. 304), martyred in Siena, early Tuscan evangelizer. | |||
=== Associated saints and blesseds === | === Associated saints and blesseds === | ||
Associated figures include [[Saint Francis of Assisi]] (1181-1226), canonized 1228, founder of Franciscans with La Verna ties; [[Saint Gemma Galgani]] (1878-1903), canonized 1940, mystic from Lucca; [[Saint Bernardine of Siena]] (1380-1444), canonized 1450, Franciscan preacher; [[Blessed Elena Guerra]] (1835-1914), beatified 1959, promoter of Holy Spirit devotion from Lucca.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saints of Italy |url=https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/country-IT.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> They advanced mysticism, reform, and charity. | Associated figures include | ||
* [[Saint Francis of Assisi]] (1181-1226), canonized 1228, founder of Franciscans with La Verna ties; | |||
* [[Saint Gemma Galgani]] (1878-1903), canonized 1940, mystic from Lucca; | |||
* [[Saint Bernardine of Siena]] (1380-1444), canonized 1450, Franciscan preacher; | |||
* [[Blessed Elena Guerra]] (1835-1914), beatified 1959, promoter of Holy Spirit devotion from Lucca.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saints of Italy |url=https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/country-IT.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> | |||
They advanced mysticism, reform, and charity. | |||
== Challenges to Catholicism == | == Challenges to Catholicism == | ||