Casa di Santa Francesca Romana in Ponte Rotto is in Trastevere, in the heart of
Rome
, close to the Basilica of St. cecilia and not far from Tiberina Island. For many centuries it was the home of the noble Ponziani family.
St. Francesca Romana, wife of Lorenzo de' Ponziani lived in this house for 40 years during which she performed many miracles and acts of heroic charity in the
Trastevere
area.