Prayer to Saint Mary Frances

Today, the Shrine of Saint Maria Francesca is cared for by the Franciscan Alcantarine Sisters. It is visited by many pilgrims who seek the intercession of the Saint. Our mission is to welcome and listen to all who come, to proclaim that the Lord loves us and reaches out to us with His mercy.

The congregation was founded in Castellammare di Stabia on September 17, 1870.On September 14, 1874, the institute was affiliated with the Order of the Alcantarine Friars Minor, and after receiving diocesan approval from Bishop Francesco Saverio Petagna (October 17, 1874), the first twelve sisters received the religious habit.The original mission of the Franciscan Alcantarine Sisters …

The origins of the Institute are linked to the need to preserve the House of the Saint as a sacred relic and to make it a center of living spirituality.It was only on January 3, 1884, that the Congregation was founded by Brigida Cuocolo. Obedient to the voice of the shepherd of Naples, Cardinal Guglielmo …

The first custodian was Sister Antonia Gamba. Upon her death, in 1841, by order of Cardinal Archbishop Sisto Riario, she was succeeded by the priest Giuseppe Tamburelli Sforza, who transformed two ground-floor rooms next to the House into a small chapel dedicated to the Saint, opening it for worship on September 29, 1861.The construction of …

The Shrine of Saint Maria Francesca of the Five Wounds is located in the “Spanish Quarters” of Naples, at Vico Tre Re a Toledo, 13.On the second floor of this building, Saint Maria Francesca lived for 38 years of her life. In this house, we can still find the objects that belonged to her and …