Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus
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Saint Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus (March 25, 1715 – October 7, 1791) was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis
. She was born Anna Maria Gallo. A native of Naples
, her family was of the middle class
. When she was sixteen, her father attempted to force her into the family business; she refused and asked to join the Third Order. Through the intervention of a friar
, permission to enter the order was granted by her father.
She entered the order in 1731. She is said to have received the wounds of the stigmata
and suffered patiently many bodily afflictions and spiritual trials.
of St. John Joseph of the Cross.
She was declared Venerable
by Pius VII, on 18 May 1803. She was beatified by Gregory XVI on 12 November 1843. She was canonized by Pius IX on 29 June 1867. Her feast day occurs on 6 October.
St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus is the patron saint of the Gallo World Family Foundation.
Third Order of St. Francis
The Third Order of St. Francis is a third order within the Franciscan movement of the Roman Catholic Church. It includes both congregations of vowed men and women and fraternities of men and women living standard lives in the world, usually married...
. She was born Anna Maria Gallo. A native of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, her family was of the middle class
Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
. When she was sixteen, her father attempted to force her into the family business; she refused and asked to join the Third Order. Through the intervention of a friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
, permission to enter the order was granted by her father.
She entered the order in 1731. She is said to have received the wounds of the stigmata
Stigmata
Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, such as the hands and feet...
and suffered patiently many bodily afflictions and spiritual trials.
Veneration
She was buried at Santa Lucia del Monte, at Naples. This church also contains the tombTomb
A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes...
of St. John Joseph of the Cross.
She was declared Venerable
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
by Pius VII, on 18 May 1803. She was beatified by Gregory XVI on 12 November 1843. She was canonized by Pius IX on 29 June 1867. Her feast day occurs on 6 October.
St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus is the patron saint of the Gallo World Family Foundation.
External links
- Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus at the Catholic EncyclopediaCatholic EncyclopediaThe Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...
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