The Oblates of St. Frances of Rome are a monastic community in Rome of women Oblates founded by St. Frances of Rome in 1425 to provide an outlet for a life of prayer and service among the wealthier women of the city. The group quickly developed a life in common, without monastic vows, committed to prayer and service to the poor of the city. They still continue today in this way of life here at their one and only monastery.
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