A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Farnese, Franccesca

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FARNESE, FRANCESCA,

Commonly called Sister Francesca, was born at Rome. She was a nun, and founded a convent. Her poems are united to those of her sister, also a nun, named Sister Isabella. She was learned in her native literature, in Latin, and in theology. She has left many poems of a very chaste and correct style. Before taking vows she wrote a romance and much miscellaneous poetry, which, under a sense of duty, she burned. She died in 1651.