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Rose was a Franciscan tertiary. At age three, she brought a person back from death. She preached in the streets from age ten and led public processions praising Christ. She was a prophetess and subject to visions. She had the friendship of birds. She was repeatedly refused entrance to the Poor Clares, and in 1250 she was exiled for supporting the Pope against Frederick II. After her death, Pope Alexander IV ordered her body laid to rest in the convent that had refused her.
Born
- 1234 at Viterbo, Italy
Died
- 6 March 1252 of natural causes
Canonized
- 1457 by Pope Callistus III
Patronage
- exiles
- people rejected by religious orders
- tertiaries
– - Alcolea, Spain
- Viterbo, Italy
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-rose-of-viterbo/
