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I meant to include the following information provided last year by Julia Bolton Holloway and Tom Izbicki; I myself would be grateful for any further information in this regard... George * * * * * * * Francesca Romana's convent still exists with its oblates and is only open to the public this one day a year who can then see the most beautiful frescoes of her live and miracles. Her oblates pay full taxes and expect no privileges, consequently their convent has not been violated when others were destroyed. See Alessandra Bartolomei Romagnoli, Santa Francesca Romana: Edizione Critica dei Trattati Latini di Giovanni Mattiotti. Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1994, for text and images. Can others on medieval-religion ... tell me of similar women's saints writings and pictorial representations. Another I know of is St Umilta, whose sermons survive, likewise Orcagna's sculpture of her and Lorenzetti's polyptich. Also where can we find Catherine of Bologna's paintings? Julia * * * * * * * There is an article on Francesca & the doctrine of Purgatory in: Temi e immagini del Medio Evo: alla memoria di Raoul Manselli (Rome, 1996). tom izbicki * * * * * * * George Ferzoco tel ++ 44 (0)116 252 2654 Director of Studies for Italian fax ++ 44 (0)116 252 3633 University of Leicester e-mail [log in to unmask] School of Modern Languages LEICESTER LE1 7RH UNITED KINGDOM %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%