RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Frances of Rome

1384 - 1440

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Francesca Bussa de' Leoni (1384 – March 9, 1440), known as Frances of Rome (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frances of Rome is the 757th most popular religious figure (down from 734th in 2019), the 965th most popular biography from Italy (down from 959th in 2019) and the 269th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Frances of Rome is most famous for her writings. She was the first woman to write in Latin.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Frances of Rome ranks 757 out of 3,187. Before her are Eusebius of Nicomedia, Julia of Corsica, Eutyches, Gemma Galgani, Muhammad al-Jawad, and Martin Bucer. After her are Norbert of Xanten, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Victor of Aveyron, Albert of Brandenburg, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1384, Frances of Rome ranks 1. After her are Yolande of Aragon, Khalil Sultan, Anthony, Duke of Brabant, Lê Lợi, and John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. Among people deceased in 1440, Frances of Rome ranks 2. Before her is Gilles de Rais. After her are Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Cennino Cennini, Itzcoatl, Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, and Irene Gattilusio.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Frances of Rome ranks 965 out of 5,161. Before her are Simone Inzaghi (1976), Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (1787), Masolino da Panicale (1383), Bernardo Provenzano (1933), William I of Sicily (1126), and Gemma Galgani (1878). After her are Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Giorgio Morandi (1890), Arrigo Boito (1842), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), and Edda Mussolini (1910).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Frances of Rome ranks 269. Before her are Joseph of Cupertino (1603), Silas (1), Angelo Scola (1941), Matteo Zuppi (1955), Juliana of Nicomedia (285), and Gemma Galgani (1878). After her are Antipope John XVI (1000), Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1948), Antipope Paschal III (1110), Augustine of Canterbury (510), Antipope Anacletus II (1090), and Emma Morano (1899).

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