Lapa was about 40 years old when she gave birth prematurely to her 23rd and 24th children, twin daughters, named Catherine and Giovanna. After birth, Giovanna was handed over to a wet nurse and died soon after. Catherine was nursed by her mother and developed into a healthy child. She was two years old when Lapa had her 25th child, another daughter named Giovanna. As a child, Catherine was so merry that the family gave her the pet name of "Euphrosyne", which is Greek for "joy", and the name of an Euphrosyne of Alexandria.Lives of Saints, John J. Crawley & Co., Inc.
Lapa was about 40 years old when she gave birth prematurely to her 23r!d and 24th children, twin daughters, named Catherine and Giovanna. After birth, Giovanna was handed over to a wet nurse and died soon after. Catherine was nursed by her mother and developed into a healthy child. She was two years old when Lapa had her 25th child, another daughter named Giovanna. A?s. a child, Catherine was so merry that the family gave her the pet name. of "Euphrosyne", which is Greek for "joy", and the name of an Euphrosyne of Alexandria.Lives of Saints, John J. Crawley & Co., Inc.