Siena in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina da Siena

XV Sec
⎯⎯⎯
15th Century

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 31, 2025

1. Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina da Siena Marker

Inscription. La Casa natale di Caterina Benincasa venne trasformata in santuario nel 1464 e qui si trovano molte testimonianze relative alla vita della santa senese. L'ingresso è costituito oggi dal Portico dei Comuni, realizzato nel 1941, subito dopo la proclamazione di Santa Caterina a Patrona d'Italia da parte di Papa Pio XII. Nel 1999 Papa Giovanni Paolo II ha proclamato la Santa anche compatrona d'Europa. Il portico deve il suo nome al fatto che ogni Comune italiano contribui simbolicamente con un mattone alla sua realizzazione. Ogni anno, in occasione delle Feste in onore di Santa Caterina (29 aprile), un Comune d'Italia o un'associazione offre l'olio per alimentare la fiamma della lampada votiva in bronzo, voluta dalle madri dei soldati caduti durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Il Santuario è composto da vari ambienti: la chiesa del Crocifisso (dove si conserva l'opera, su tavola, dalla quale nel 1375 la santa ricevette le stimmate nella chiesa di Santa Cristina a Pisa), l'oratorio superiore con bel pavimento in maiolica, l'oratorio della Camera affrescato nel 1896 da Alessandro Franchi, e la chiesa di Santa Caterina in Fontebranda, con una statua lignea opera di Neroccio di Bartolomeo e dipinti di Girolamo del Pacchia e del Sodoma.

The native house of Santa Caterina da Siena was transformed into a sanctuary in 1464 and you can see there many testimonies about the life of the Sienese. The current entrance is made up by the Portico dei Comuni', made in 1941, two years after the proclamation as Patroness of Italy by Pope Pius XII. In 1999 Pope John Paul II also proclaimed her co-patroness of Europe. The 'portico' took this name because every Italian municipality contributed symbolically - with a brick - to its realization. And every year, during the celebrations in honor of Santa Caterina (29 April) an Italian

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Municipality or an Association offers the oil to fuel the flame of this votive bronze lamp, commissioned by the mothers of the soldiers who died during the Second World War. The Sanctuary consists of various environments: the Chiesa del Crocifisso (Church of the Crucifix) (the artwork from which the Saint received the stigmata in the Chiesa di Sanza Cristina in Pisa in 1375), the Oratorio Superiore (Upper Oratory) with beautiful majolica floor, the Oratorio della Camera frescoed in 1896 by Alesandro Franchi, and the Chiesa di Santa Caterina in Fontebranda, with a wooden statue by Neraccio di Bartolomeo and paintings by Girolamo del Pacchia and Sodoma.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1464.

Location. 43° 19.203′ N, 11° 19.734′ E. Marker is in Siena, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is on Costa Sant'Antonio near Vicolo del Tiratoio, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Costa Sant'Antonio 6, Siena, Toscana 53100, Italy.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 31, 2025

2. Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina da Siena Marker

Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ferdinand III (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Peter Leopold, Archduke of Austria (about 90 meters away); Sant'Antonio in San Domenico (about 180 meters away); 1868-69 Renovation of the Siena Cathedral Façade (about 210 meters away); Il Cristallo Colligiano / Colligian Crystal (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Cesare Brandi (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Santa Caterina Benincasa (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Resti del Ponte di Spugna / Remains of the Spugna Bridge (approx. 19.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Siena.

Regarding Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina da Siena. St. Catherine of Siena was born in Siena on March 25, 1347, and raised in this Tuscan town. Her head and other relics from her life are housed at

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 31, 2025

3. Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina da Siena Marker

the San Domenico Basilica, a short walk from here. The rest of her body is entombed in Rome.

Also see . . . Catherine of Siena (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.

Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina da Siena

XV Sec⎯⎯⎯15th Century

XV Sec
⎯⎯⎯
15th Century