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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2025 · 12 MIN

Catherine of Siena: Episode Five

from The Saints · host The Merry Beggars

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Catherine of Siena - Episode Five: The Pope’s Protector Avignon. 1375. When her attempts to negotiate peace between the Anti-Papal League and Pope Gregory fall apart, Catherine dedicates herself completely to persuading the Pope to return to Rome. This is the only way to restore peace in Italy, and unity to the Church. But the young pope’s French family and his councilors will stop at nothing to keep the papacy in France. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/   Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Blending courage with charity, Catherine of Siena models the radical pursuit of God - even at the cost of the esteem of the world. Catherine, a mystic, received the stigmata, but is also remembered for a major political achievement: through her intervention, she fought to return the papacy to Rome from Avignon, France. Catherine’s complete trust in God led her to act to restore the papacy to its rightful place at the head of the Church, instead of being merely a political position.   This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. Bernabo Visconti, an Italian tyrant, forces a representative of the pope to eat the message he was sent to deliver. The Pope is torn between his loyalties to his father and his duties to the Church. Catherine experiences intense visions, often collapsing in a mystical ecstasy. It is during one of these visions that she receives the stigmata. Bernabo Visconti threatens several characters. Characters are shown drinking after a successful battle. Bernabo Visconti mocks the idea of excommunication.  📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars 

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🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Catherine of Siena - Episode Five: The Pope’s Protector Avignon. 1375. When her attempts to negotiate peace between the Anti-Papal League and Pope Gregory fall apart, Catherine dedicates herself...

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