In 1925 Pope Pius XI declared her patron saint of automobile drivers because of a legend that her guardian angel used to light the road before her with a lantern keeping her safe from hazards. She is also the patron saint of widows.

St. Frances' life combined aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife, she longed for a lifestyle of prayer and service, so she organized a group of women to minister to the needs of Rome's poor. She expressed her commitment to Christ first in her affectionate care for her husband and children, then for her extended household, and finally for Rome’s sick and poor. “Sometimes,” she said, “a wife must leave God at the altar to find him in her household management.”

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