Saint Frances of Rome | |
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Patroness of Benedictine Oblates | |
Born | Francesca Bussa de' Leoni 1384 Rome, Papal States |
Died | March 9, 1440 Rome, Papal States | (aged 55–56)
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 Rome Obl.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.