A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 96
ciffb; hermother was named Ortolana. Herbeauty and the great wealth of her fam-ily caused her to receive many offers ofmairiage. She had early dedicated her-self to a religious life, and went to St.Francis to ask his advice. He encour-aged her to renounce the world, and ap-pointed Palm Sunday as… … min ng- her humility, came down fromthe altar to give her the palm-branch.At evening she concealed herself in aveil, and escaped to the Porzionculawhere St. Francis dwelt. She was con-ducted to the altar, where St. Francis cutoff her hair with his own hands, and she,putting off her rich garments,…
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