# Signora Concenza — Short Fiction character guide

> Signora Concenza in Short Fiction by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Concenza, Concenza

**First appearance:** 0044-the-peace-of-god

## Who they are

An Italian woman, likely a mother or housekeeper in a story.

## In the story

### [Why the Pope Lived to Be So Old](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/why-the-pope-lived-to-be-so-old)

An old Roman woman who sacrifices her remaining years of life for the Pope's recovery.

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