Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Saints & hagiography Venerables

Maria Francesca Dello Spirito Santo, Venerable

MARIA FRANCESCA DELLO SPIRITO SANTO, VENERABILE

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Also known as: Princess Eleonora d'Este; Italian: Eleonora d'Este

MARIA FRANCESCA dello SPIRITO SANTO, venerabile. - Princess Eleonora d'Este, Discalced Carmelite, b. January 2, 1643 in Modena, d. there February 24, 1722 in the odor of sanctity. After refusing marriage to the King of England (James II), she entered the Discalced Carmelites of Modena on May 3, 1674, and lived the harsh life of the Teresian Carmel in its full rigor. A woman of uncommon intelligence, tenacious will, singular prudence, and a maternal heart, she governed the community several times as prioress. The informative process for her beatification was opened on March 4, 1729.

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BIBL.: Ambrogio dell'Assunta, Orazione funebre nella morte di M. F. dello Spirito Santo, Modena 1722; Federigo di S. Antonio, Vita della serva di Dio, M. F..., Milan 1754.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), coll. 135–136.

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Ambrogio di S. Teresa. “Maria Francesca Dello Spirito Santo, venerabile.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, coll. 135–136. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/maria-francesca-dello-spirito-santo-venerabile.

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Ambrogio di S. Teresa. “Maria Francesca Dello Spirito Santo, venerabile.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, coll. 135–136. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/maria-francesca-dello-spirito-santo-venerabile.

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  author    = {Ambrogio di S. Teresa},
  title     = {Maria Francesca Dello Spirito Santo, venerabile},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {135--136},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/maria-francesca-dello-spirito-santo-venerabile}
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