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title: "St. Catherine of Alexandria: Feast Day November 25 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-alexandria/
description: "St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr, patron of philosophers, students, and wheelwrights. Remembered on November 25. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgin and Martyr · Remembered on November 25

# St. Catherine of Alexandria

St. Catherine of Alexandria is remembered on November 25 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of philosophers, students, and wheelwrights.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [November 25](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#25) |
| Title | Virgin and Martyr |
| Died | c. 305 |
| Patron of | [philosophers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#philosophers), [students](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#students), [wheelwrights](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#wheelwrights) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, November 25, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-alexandria/#calendar) |

## Life

By ancient account a learned maiden of Alexandria who confuted fifty philosophers summoned to argue her out of the faith — converting them — and was condemned to the spiked wheel, which shattered at her touch; the sword did what the wheel could not. One of the most beloved saints of the Middle Ages, her voice was among those Joan of Arc heard.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Catherine of Alexandria as patron of philosophers, students, and wheelwrights.

[Philosophers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#philosophers) [Students](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#students) [Wheelwrights](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#wheelwrights)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Justin Martyr](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-justin-martyr/) philosophers · June 1
- [St. Albert the Great](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-albert-the-great/) philosophers · November 15
- [St. Thomas Aquinas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-aquinas/) students · January 28
- [St. Isidore of Seville](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-isidore-of-seville/) students · April 4
- [St. Aloysius Gonzaga](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-aloysius-gonzaga/) students · June 21
- [St. Benedict of Nursia](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-benedict-of-nursia/) students · July 11

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Catherine of Alexandria. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, November 25, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/25/) | Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Revelation 15:1-4 · Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9 · Revelation 2:10c · Luke 21:12-19 |
| [Thursday, November 25, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/25/) | Thanksgiving Day | Green | Daniel 6:12-28 · Daniel 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 · Luke 21:20-28 |
| [Saturday, November 25, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/25/) | Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Revelation 11:4-12 · Psalm 144:1, 2, 9-10 · See 2 Timothy 1:10 · Luke 20:27-40 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[November 24 Sts. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-andrew-dung-lac-and-companions/) [November 26 St. Leonard of Port Maurice](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-port-maurice/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 25?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-25) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Catherine of Alexandria

Remembered on November 25

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-alexandria/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-alexandria/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-alexandria/#calendar)

In the app

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