Blessed Catherine Of Racconigi

Blessed Catherine of Racconigi, also known as Caterina Mattei, was born in June 1486 in the town of Racconigi, Cuneo, Italy. She was the youngest of six children and the only daughter of Giorgio and Bilia de Ferrari Mattei. Her family lived in poverty, with her father being an unemployed blacksmith and tool maker, and her mother working as a silk spinner and weaver to support the family.