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 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 church was in fact directly commissioned by Ferdinand II of Bourbon, who, in a decree dated November 12, 1856, ordered the purchase of the building where the Blessed had lived.
Tamburelli himself, with the collaboration of another resident nun, Luisa Castronuovo, and other pious young women, preserved the memory of Saint Maria Francesca through their apostolic work among the people of the “Quarters.”
The first custodian: Sister Antonia Gamba
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