Catherine of Palma
Saint Catherine of Palma | |
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Anonymous 18th-century altarpiece showing St Catherine, in a chapel at Valldemossa, Mallorca | |
| Born | Catalina Thomás 1 May 1531 Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain |
| Died | 5 April 1574 Palma, Mallorca, Spain |
| Beatified | 12 August 1792 by Pope Pius VI |
| Canonized | 22 June 1930, Rome, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Saint Mary Magdalen's Church in Palma on Plaça Santa Magdalena (incorrupt body) |
| Feast | primarily 5 April 27–28 July in Valldemossa |
| Attributes | habit and rochet as used by Augustinian Canonesses |
| Patronage | Mallorca |
Catherine of Palma (1531–1574, born Caterina Tomàs i Gallard) was a Spanish canon and mystic from Mallorca. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and her feast day is commonly celebrated on 5 April although in her home town of Valldemossa she is remembered on the 27 and 28 of July.