Part of a series The Life of St. Frances of Rome Tor de' Specchi Monastery, Rome, Italy by Antoniazzo Romano (1468)
Patroness of Benedictine Oblates
Born
Francesca Bussa de' Leoni 1384 Rome, Papal States
Died
March 9, 1440(1440-03-09) (aged 55–56) Rome, Papal States
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church
Canonized
1608, Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V
Major shrine
Church of Santa Francesca Romana, Rome, Italy
Feast
March 9
Patronage
Benedictine oblates, automobile drivers, widows
Francesca Bussa de' Leoni (1384 – March 9, 1440), known as Frances of RomeObl.S.B. (Italian: Francesca Romana; Latin: Francisca Rōmāna), was an Italian Catholic mystic, organizer of charitable services and a Benedictine oblate who founded a religious community of oblates, who share a common life without religious vows. She was canonized in 1608.
1440), known as FrancesofRome Obl.S.B. (Italian: Francesca Romana; Latin: Francisca Rōmāna), was an Italian Catholic mystic, organizer of charitable services...
fled to Rome, and it seems probable that this constituted an important factor in the diffusion of a knowledge of Benedictine monasticism. Copies of Benedict's...
with the name include: Frances, Countess of Périgord (died 1481) FrancesofRome (1384–1440), Italian saint, mystic, organizer of charitable services and...
Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland date unknown: Itzcóatl, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan Uwaifiokun, Oba of Benin Saint FrancesofRome Sigismund Kęstutaitis...
was rededicated to FrancesofRome (Francesca Buzzi), who was canonized in 1608 and whose relics are in the crypt. The interior of the church has undergone...
Oblates of Saint Brigid of Kildare Monastery Oblates of St. FrancesofRome International Benedictine Oblates Community of Jesus Oblates The Monastery of Our...
Severus of Avranches Drivers - Christopher, Fiacre, FrancesofRome Dyers - Maurice and Lydia Ecologists - Francis of Assisi, Kateri, Hildegard of Bingen...
Jersey, she was 90 years old at the time of her death. A Catholic, she was funeralized at St. FrancesofRome Catholic Church in the Bronx. The Rosie Award...
astrologer (b. 787) 1202 – Sverre of Norway, king of Norway and founder of the House of Sverre 1440 – FrancesofRome, Italian nun and saint (b. 1384)...
Sportiva Roma (Rome Sport Association), commonly referred to as Roma (Italian pronunciation: [ˈroːma]), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy....
Lodi St. Frances Cabrini Parish (parrocchia Santa Francesca Cabrini), Rome St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 18-foot (5.5 m) statue of "S. Francisca...
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Lima, Peru. Paul V canonised Charles Borromeo on 1 November 1610 and FrancesofRome on 29 May 1608. He also canonized Pompejanus in 1615 and canonized...
Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland date unknown: Itzcóatl, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan Uwaifiokun, Oba of Benin Saint FrancesofRome Sigismund Kęstutaitis...
Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM (born Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot, Baroness of Chantal; 28 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) was a French Catholic noble widow...
A list of people, who died during the 15th century, who have received recognition as Blessed (through beatification) or Saint (through canonization) from...
4th Earl of Kent (d. 1408) August – Antoine, Duke of Brabant (d. 1415) August 11 – Yolande of Aragon (d. 1442) date unknown St FrancesofRome (d. 1440)...
Spinea is a town in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is within Mestre's commuter belt, and is crossed by the SP32 provincial road. Spinea...
large coach house and stable once stood which was shared with St. FrancesofRome Catholic Church. Above the winter kitchen were quarters for two servants...
Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Sts. Anthony and FrancesofRome Parish School (4520 Matilda Avenue) – Established in 2008 from merger of St...
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