# Catherine of Alexandria

> A virgin scholar who, tradition says, converted hundreds to Christianity before her martyrdom under Maxentius in the early 4th century. Venerated across Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, her story may draw from other Alexandrian figures — some scholars point to the philosopher Hypatia or Saint Dorothea — but the cult endures whether the legend is composite 

*Egyptian missionary, saint depicted with a wheel*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/catherine-of-alexandria

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Egypt
- **Born:** 287
- **Died:** 305
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

According to her hagiography, Catherine was a princess who became a Christian around age 14 and quickly distinguished herself as a noted scholar. Her learning and conviction led hundreds to convert, which brought her before the emperor Maxentius in early 4th-century Alexandria. She was martyred for refusing to renounce her faith. The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates her as a great martyr, celebrating her feast on 24 or 25 November depending on region. Catholics count her among the Fourteen Holy Helpers; her feast was dropped from the Roman calendar in 1969, then restored in 2002. Modern scholars suspect the legend conflates figures — perhaps Saint Dorothea, perhaps even the neoplatonist Hypatia, killed 110 years later — but the historical doubt has not dimmed the devotion.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 60.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 25.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 14.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #177
- **Category rank:** #193

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Religious Figure, #Religion, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179718)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Catherine%20of%20Alexandria)
- [Кацярына Александрыйская](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8F%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F)
- [Кацярына Александрыйская](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8F%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F)
- [Екатерина (светица)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0))
- [Katell Aleksandria](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katell_Aleksandria)
- [Caterina d'Alexandria](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_d'Alexandria)
- [Katarzëna Aleksandrijskô](https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarz%C3%ABna_Aleksandrijsk%C3%B4)
- [Kateřina Alexandrijská](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%C5%99ina_Alexandrijsk%C3%A1)
- [Katharina af Alexandria](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharina_af_Alexandria)
- [Katharina von Alexandrien](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharina_von_Alexandrien)
- [Αγία Αικατερίνη η Μεγαλομάρτυς](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%91%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7_%CE%B7_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%81%CF%84%CF%85%CF%82)
- [Katarina de Aleksandrio](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarina_de_Aleksandrio)
- [Catalina de Alejandría](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_de_Alejandr%C3%ADa)
- [Aleksandria Katariina](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandria_Katariina)
- [Katalina Alexandriakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katalina_Alexandriakoa)
- [کاترین اسکندریه](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87)
- [Katariina Aleksandrialainen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katariina_Aleksandrialainen)
- [Catherine d'Alexandrie](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_d'Alexandrie)
- [Katarina fan Aleksanderje](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarina_fan_Aleksanderje)
- [Naomh Caitríona](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomh_Caitr%C3%ADona)
- [Catarina de Alexandría](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catarina_de_Alexandr%C3%ADa)
- [Catherine ta Iskandariya](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_ta_Iskandariya)
- [קתרינה מאלכסנדריה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94)
- [Wikiquote](https://ca.wikiquote.org/wiki/Caterina_d'Alexandria)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Caterina_d'Alessandria)
- [كاترين الإسكندرانية](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9)
- [القديسه كاترين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%87_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86)

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