Blessed Louise Albertoni was born in Rome in the year 1474 into a wealthy and distinguished family. However, her parents were known more for their piety and they took great care in training their daughter. As a wife and mother she always sought to please God above all things. At the age of thirty-one she lost her husband in death. With her three daughters provided for, she publicly took the habit of the Third Order and dedicated herself to the service of God. She used the abundant income of her wealth to support the poor while she lacked necessities for herself. She was drawn to the contemplation of the suffering of our Lord and they were so constantly before her mind that she wept continually. God rewarded her with the gift of miracles and frequent ecstasy. She died on January 31, 1533. Her body rests in the Church of St Francis on the Tiber. Pope Clement X beatified her in 1671.
Source: The Franciscan Book of Saints, Marion A. Habig OFM
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