Katerina Osipovna Khokhlakova
Audio text — Katerina Osipova Khokhlakova (Катерина Осиповна Хохлакова)
Given name — Katerina (Михаил)
Patronymic — Osipovna (Осиповна) — the daughter of Osip (Осип)
Family name — Khokhlakova (Хохлакова)
A 33-year-old young widow who has a daughter, Liza, with a leg condition. She comes to Elder Zosima hoping he will help heal her daughter, but she also has major questions about faith. Her worldview is shown in chapter 2.4 — and she is referred to as a woman of little faith.
Her family has known Alexei Karamazov since childhood, who nursed and taught Liza to read.