Question

Giovanni di Paolo violated a papal edict by depicting this woman receiving the stigmata. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Sienese patron saint of Italy who was canonized by Pope Pius II. She vigorously petitioned Pope Gregory XI to return the papacy to Rome from Avignon.
ANSWER: Saint Catherine of Siena [or Caterina Benincasa; or Caterina]
[10e] Catherine underwent a mystical one of these rituals with Jesus. Anglican priests performing this ritual often use phrases like "in sickness and health."
ANSWER: marriages [or weddings; accept mystical marriage]
[10h] John Paul II made Catherine a patron saint of Europe, a distinction shared by this Swedish mystic who names a religious order established in Vadstena in 1369. This woman is credited with authoring prayers sometimes called the Fifteen O's.
ANSWER: Saint Bridget of Sweden [or Birgitta Birgersdotter; or Birgitta of Vadstena; or heliga Birgitta; or Birgitta Birgersdotter]
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