Catherine of Siena by Francesco Messina, 1962
Largo Giovanni XXIII
Rome, June 2019
“Catherine's letters are considered one of the great works of early Tuscan literature. Many of these were dictated, although she herself learned to write in 1377; 382 have survived. In her letters to the Pope, she often addressed him affectionately simply as Babbo (Daddy), instead of the formal form of address ‘Your Holiness’. Other correspondents include her various confessors, among them Raymond of Capua, the kings of France and Hungary, the infamous mercenary John Hawkwood, the Queen of Naples, members of the Visconti family of Milan, and numerous religious figures.” (Catherine of Siena, Wikipedia)
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