 Gallo was received into the Order on 8 September 1731 and began wearing the religious habit of the Order, which was an uncommon practice by that era.She also adopted the use of the religious name she took upon being received into the Order, out of her devotion to the Blessed Mother, Francis of Assisi and the Passion of Christ.She continued to live in the family home to serve God as a consecrated virgin, as was customary in those days.