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*TOSF*
*3rd order of ‘saint francis’*
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(sometimes known as…)
‘louisa albertoni‘
‘ludovica albertoni cetera‘
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(‘ludovica albertoni’ was a ‘roman noblewoman during the ‘renaissance’, who, after the loss of her husband, dedicated her life to the service of ‘the poor’ of the city)
(she has been beatified by the ‘catholic church’)
(her feast day is ‘january 31’)
(‘albertoni’ was born into a ‘wealthy’ + ‘prominent’ family in the ‘roman nobility’)
(from a young age, she strove to be a dedicated christian and hoped to remain a virgin so that she could “cling only to christ”)
“ha!”
(despite this, her parents arranged her ‘betrothal’ and, in humble obedience, she was married to the nobleman ‘giacomo della cetera’)
(‘ludovica’ + her new spouse moved to ‘trastevere’ where they raised 3 daughters)
(but in ‘1506’, when she was just 33 years old, her husband died)
(not long after this loss, ‘albertoni’ joined the ‘3rd order of saint francis’ at the *’franciscan church’ of ‘san francesco a ripa’* in ‘rome’)
(as a ‘tertiary’, ludovica spent her fortune + ultimately sacrificed her health caring for ‘the poor’)
(she was renowned for her ‘religious ecstasies’ (including ‘levitation’), and became known as a ‘miracle worker’)
(‘albertoni’ died of a fever on ’31 january 1533′)
‘age 60’
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(some 140 years later, on ’28 january 1671, she was beatified by ‘pope clement X’)
(the cause for her canonization is still pending)
(‘albertoni’ is best commemorated through gian lorenzo bernini’s sculpture beata ludovica albertoni (1672–74), housed in the ‘altieri chapel’ in the *church of ‘san francesco a ripa*)
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(the recumbent statue captures ‘blessed ludovica’ in her ‘death throes’, portraying her as ‘suffering’ but also in the light of her ‘religious ecstasies’ as she awaits union with ‘god’)
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