Catherine of Sicily

Catherine of Sicily (1320–1342) was a daughter of King Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. She was professed a Poor Clare at the royal convent of Santa Chiara in Messina, a house closely patronised by her mother, and became its first abbess.

She died there on 18 February 1342 with a reputation for sanctity, and was succeeded as abbess by her niece Constance, daughter of her brother King Peter II.