Following an Angel

St Frances of Rome died on March 9, 1440. She was 56 years old. "The angel has finished his task" she said, "he beckons me to follow him." She was a follower of St Francis of Assisi. In 1411, her son, who had died age nine in the plague, appeared to her in a dream and described the splendour of heaven. After that she was always guided by an angel.