Then, after the substitution of the Rosa mystica for the mystic lily, tentatively there began an Affranchisement of communes, of women and of thought.
"Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern"
Edgar Saltus
By the advice of the blessed Pius, the Affranchisement was declared, with all the ancient usages, in the oratory founded by Pudens; then, at the festival of Easter, ninety-six neophytes were baptized; so that thenceforth assemblies were constantly held in the said oratory, which night and day resounded with hymns of praise.
"Walks in Rome"
Augustus J.C. Hare