St Frances of Romw

Frances was born into a very rich family.  Her parents loved God very much and they taught Frances to take care of others and to follow God.  When Frances was 11 years old, she told her parents that she wanted to be a nun.  Her parents thought it would be better for her to get married instead and so they found her a good husband.  Frances and Lorenzo got married and loved each other very much.  Although Frances did not become a nun, she still continued to pray lots and do good deeds for the poor and sick around her.  She inspired other rich women around her to do good too.  Through lots of hard times, during sickness, wars, loss of possessions; Frances and Lorenzo never stopped helping the poor and sick and giving freely of what God had given them.  Frances and Lorenzo were married for 40 years and when Lorenzo died, Frances spent the rest of her life living with a religious group of nuns she helped to start, the Collatines.