Franca Visalta
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{{Short description|Cistercian abbess, ascetic, and saint}} |
{{Short description|Cistercian abbess, ascetic, and saint}} |
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|honorific_prefix=Saint |
|honorific_prefix=[[Saint]] |
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|name=Franca Visalta of Piacenza |
|name=Franca Visalta of Piacenza |
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|honorific_suffix=[[Cistercians|SOCist]] |
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|birth_date=25 April 1170 |
|birth_date=25 April 1170 |
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|death_date=25 April 1218 |
|death_date=25 April 1218 |
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|birth_place=[[Piacenza]], [[Italy]] |
|birth_place=[[Piacenza]], [[Italy]] |
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|death_place=[[Pittoli]], [[Italy]] |
|death_place=[[Pittoli]], [[Italy]] |
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|titles=Virgin and Abbess |
|titles=[[Virgin]] and Abbess |
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|beatified_date=21 March 1273 |
|beatified_date=21 March 1273 |
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'''Franca Visalta''' (1170–1218), also known as '''Franca of Piacenza''', was a [[Cistercian]] [[abbess]]. |
'''Franca Visalta''' [[Cistercians|OCist]] (1170–1218), also known as '''Franca of Piacenza''', was a [[Cistercian]] [[abbess]] and Catholic Saint. |
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Born in [[Piacenza]], [[Italy]], she became a [[Benedictine]] [[nun]] in St Syrus Convent at the age of seven and became [[abbess]] at a young age. However, she was removed and isolated because of the severe austerities she imposed. Only one nun, Carentia, agreed with Franca's discipline and she moved to a [[Cistercian convent]] in [[Rapallo]]. |
Born in [[Piacenza]], [[Italy]], she became a [[Benedictine]] [[nun]] in St Syrus Convent at the age of seven and became [[abbess]] at a young age. However, she was removed and isolated because of the severe austerities she imposed. Only one nun, Carentia, agreed with Franca's discipline and she moved to a [[Cistercian convent]] in [[Rapallo]]. |
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