Saint Frances of Rome | |
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 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 (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 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.