recaunti

Updated: May 26, 2025

Francesca's exhortations had their effect, and the fervent prayers they drew forth had theirs also; for in the same year the Bishops of Recaunti and of Turpia reassumed, in the Pope's name, possession of the city; and the Romans, wearied with anarchy, gladly welcomed their rule. A more terrible evil, a more appalling danger now threatened not only Rome but the whole Catholic world.

Georgiana Fullerton - The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others