Saint of third order of Francis (Franciscan tertiary)

Saint Rosa of Viterbo: at the age of ten, she has a vision of the Virgin, who instructs her to enter the Franciscan order. Photogravure, 1907, after B. Gozzoli, 1453.

Saint Rosa of Viterbo: her tonsure on entering the Franciscan order. Photogravure, 1907, after Benozzo Gozzoli, 1453.

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Saint Rosa of Viterbo: her tonsure on entering the Franciscan order. Photogravure, 1907, after Benozzo Gozzoli, 1453.

Saint Rosa of Viterbo: at the age of ten, she has a vision of the Virgin, who instructs her to enter the Franciscan order. Photogravure, 1907, after B. Gozzoli, 1453.