St. Katherine of Alexandria

The Feast Day of St. Katherine of Alexandria falls on either the 24th or the 25th of November according to region. St. Katherine of Alexandria, with her wisdom surpassing the Emperor converted many to the Faith through her martyrdom. The Emperor grew jealous of her wisdom and ordered 50 of his wise men to put her to shame. Instead, her wisdom surpassed theirs. The Emperor ordered them put to death. Her prayers brought them to full conversion and repentance in their dying moments. In prison, she converted 200 others including the Empress. Her prayers caused the wheel she was being tortured on to break. Frustrated, the Emperor finally beheaded her. She is commonly depicted in iconography with the wheel upon which she was tortured.