ISanta Rosa da Viterbo, iNgcwele yosuku lukaSeptemba 4

(1233 - 6 Matshi 1251)

Imbali yaseSanta Rosa da Viterbo
Ukususela ebuntwaneni, uRose wayekulangazelela gqitha ukuthandaza nokunceda amahlwempu. Eselula kakhulu, waqalisa ubomi bokuzingca kwikhaya labazali bakhe. Wayenesisa kumahlwempu njengokuba wayengqongqo kwisiqu sakhe. Xa wayeneminyaka eli-10 ubudala, waba nguFrancisca waza ngokukhawuleza waqalisa ukushumayela ezitratweni ngesono nangeentlungu zikaYesu.

IViterbo, idolophu yakowabo, ngelo xesha yayivukela upopu. Xa uRose wayekwicala likapopu nxamnye nomlawuli, yena nentsapho yakhe bagxothwa esixekweni. Xa iqela likapopu laphumelela eViterbo, uRose wavunyelwa ukuba abuyele. Inzame zakhe eneminyaka eyi-15 zokufumana abantu bonqulo azizange ziphumelele waza wabuyela kubomi bomthandazo nesohlwayo kwindlu kayise, apho wafela khona ngowe-1251. URose wanikwa ingcwele ngowe-1457.

Ukucingisisa
Uluhlu lwabangcwele baseFrancisca lubonakala lunamadoda nabafazi abambalwa abangazange bafeze nto ingaqhelekanga. URose ngomnye wabo. Akazange abaphembelele oopopu nookumkani, akazange asandise isonka kwabo balambileyo kwaye akazange amise inkqubo yenkolo yamaphupha akhe. Kodwa wayishiya indawo ebomini bakhe ngenxa yobabalo lukaThixo kwaye, njengoSt. Francis ngaphambi kwakhe, wabona ukufa njengomnyango wobomi obutsha.