▁disease ▁of ▁k y ph osis ▁to ▁the ▁Gonz aga ▁family ▁which ▁showed ▁in ▁subsequent ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁p ious , ▁dign ified ▁and ▁keen ▁woman ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Gonz aga ▁court . ▁Pa ola ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁Mant uan ▁culture ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁bring ▁Vitt or ino ▁da ▁F elt re ▁to ▁Mant ua ▁to ▁t utor ▁their ▁children . ▁Vitt or ino ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁human ist ▁scholar . ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Bernard ino ▁da ▁S ien a , ▁who ▁visited ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 8 , ▁she ▁built ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Pa ola ▁with ▁an ▁ad jo ining ▁convent ▁in ▁Mant ua ▁around ▁ 1 4 2 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Po or ▁Cla re ▁N uns . ▁She ▁retired ▁to ▁the ▁convent ▁after ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 4 . ▁ ▁Pa ola ▁died ▁in ▁Mant ua ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 9 ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁convent ▁of ▁Santa ▁Pa ola ▁in ▁mon astic ▁habit ▁per ▁her ▁wishes . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁saint ▁in ▁the ▁Francis can ▁mart y ro log y . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli og rp ah y ▁ ▁Category : 1 3 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 4 4 9 ▁death s ▁Category : N ob ility ▁of ▁Mant ua ▁Marg her ita ▁Category : 1 4 th - century ▁Italian ▁women ▁Category : 1 5