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Frances of Rome, Obl.S.B. (Italian: Santa Francesca Romana, Latin: Sāncta Francisca Rōmāna) (1384 – March 9, 1440) 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. (Full article...)

Part of a series "The Life of St. Frances of Rome" by Antoniazzo Romano (1468)


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Patronage: Benedictine oblates; automobile drivers; widows

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