Francisca turned her life around. She decided to distribute her assets and began to care for beggars and the sick. Simple and welcoming as she was, she won the affection of the people. Many said that whoever came to see her always took some comfort.
For his part, Francisca’s husband was part of the Supreme Pontiff’s army. These were times when the papacy was threatened by political interests that had brought the Church, once again, to the brink of another schism in the West. Because of this, the papal army had to fight numerous battles and Francisca’s husband was almost always absent. Precisely, when he was exiled in the Ponzian States, the family lands were plundered.
The day that Saint Francis’s husband was able to return to Rome, the city was under attack by the Neapolitan army. Between the skirmishes and confrontations, the man was seriously injured. When Francisca finds out that her husband had been wounded in combat, she searches for him tirelessly until she manages to find him. Unfortunately it is late and although she takes care of her, it seems that there is nothing more to do than accompany him in dying.