Oration “Catherinam Senensem” of Pope Pius II (29 June 1461, Rome). Edited and translated by Michael von Cotta-Schönberg. 5th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 62)
Résumé
On 29 October 1461, Pope Pius II canonized Catherine of Siena during a ceremony held in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. On this occasion, the pope gave an oration, the “Catherinam Senensem”, in which he defined the concepts of holiness and canonization, and spoke of the life and miracles of the saint. The pope was careful to point out that it is not the pope (or the Church) who creates saints, but the saints themselves, with the help of God. The Church only declares that they are saints, being with God in Heaven, and allows the faithful to pray to them and ask for their intercession with God.
Mots clés
Enea Silvio Piccolomini
Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini
Pope Pius II
Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Catherina of Siena
Santa Caterina di Siena
Concept of Holiness
Canonizations
Canonization of Catherine of Siena
Miracles
Asceticism
Saints
Renaissance orations
Renaissance oratory
Renaissance rhetorics
15th century
1461
Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini
Papa Pio II
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