Against all odds, nearly fifty years later, she and four companions began a small Franciscan congregation that has spread from Europe to Southeast Asia, South and North America and East Africa.
Dhidi ya matatizo yote, karibu miaka hamsini baadaye, yeye na wenzake wanne alianza ndogo Wafransisko kusanyiko kwamba ina kuenea kutoka Ulaya na Asia ya Kusini, Kusini na Amerika ya Kaskazini na Afrika ya Mashariki.