Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as
Saint Catherine of the Wheel and
The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a
Christian saint and
virgin, who was
martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor
Maxentius. According to her
hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar, who became a
Christian around the age of fourteen, and converted hundreds of people to
Christianity. She was
martyred around the age of 18. Over 1,100 years following her
martyrdom,
St. Joan of Arc identified Catherine as one of the Saints who appeared to her and counselled her.