His patronal feast is also celebrated in
Somerville, Massachusetts (United States); in
Yucuaquín (
El Salvador); in
Bucalemu (
Chile); in
Huamachuco (
Peru); in
Panajachel, and
San Francisco, Petén (
Guatemala); in
Tlalcilalcalpan and
Valle de Bravo, Mexico; in
Tonalá, Chiapas; in
Acachuén and
Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán (Mexico). ;World Animal Day ;On the same date On 4 October 1970,
Pope Paul VI named Catherine a
Doctor of the Church; this title was almost simultaneously given to
Teresa of Ávila (27 September 1970), making them the first women to receive this honour. == Notes and references ==