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Tag: Who was St Frances of Rome?
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Frances Of Rome
St Frances (1384 – 1440) was born in Rome into a wealthy aristocratic family. At 11yrs, St Frances wanted to be a nun. However, at 12yrs, she was forced by her family into an arranged marriage to a wealthy commander of papal troops, Lorenzo Ponziani. The marriage was a happy one, lasting forty years. With her…