Ludovica Albertoni was a Renaissance noblewoman from Rome who lived from 1474 to 1533. After the death of her husband, Giacomo della Cetera, in 1506, she entered the Third Order of Saint Francis. She became widely recognized for her intense mystical experiences and her dedicated service to the impoverished, particularly during the Sack of Rome in 1527. Following her death from fever, she was beatified by Pope Clement X in 1671.