Catherine of Genoa Quotes
Catherine of Genoa was an Italian mystic and philanthropist of the late fifteenth century. Married young to a difficult husband, she experienced a transformative conversion at twenty-six and devoted the rest of her life to the care of the sick at the Pammatone hospital, of which she eventually became director. The quotes below are attributed to Catherine of Genoa, organized by topic.
Catherine of Genoa on God
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Attributed to Catherine of Genoa:
“My deepest me is God.”
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Attributed to Catherine of Genoa:
“The fire of divine love consumes all that is not love.”
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Attributed to Catherine of Genoa:
“I cannot bear that the soul should fail to find its true repose in God.”
Catherine of Genoa on Love
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Attributed to Catherine of Genoa:
“Pure love alone purifies the soul.”
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Attributed to Catherine of Genoa:
“True love does not seek itself; it loses itself in its beloved.”