She was born with her twin sister, Giovanna, but Giovanna died shortly after birth. St. Catherine was the 23rd child in their family (but at least half of the other children died). The 25th child, a daughter, was also named Giovanna.
St. Catherine wrote over 300 letters, most of which exist to this day. Perhaps the most famous work of hers is The Dialogue of Divine Providence, which is the dialog of a soul which "rises up" to God and God Himself.
She is one of two Saints declared to be Patron of Italy - the other is St. Francis of Assisi.
St. Catherine of Siena is also the patron of Theta Phi Alpha which adopted her motto as their own: “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”
For more reading:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena
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