.     Mother Seraphina of Jesus, foundress of the Poor Clare Missionary Franciscans of the Blessed Sacrament was born on October 7, 1853 in Tossignano, Italy.   She was baptized the next day and given the name of Francesca.
After Seraphina grew into young womanhood,  Francis and Clare were her ideals, and she founded a community in which she professed the Rule of St. Clare, but with a missionary thrust.  Her Constitutions emphasize the Liturgy of the Hours, personal prayer, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and meditation.