Upon the news that she wanted to enter religious life in 1703 Cosimo III stated that "she will not succeed" for he was certain that she would not overcome the difficulties of such a different and austere life instead of the comfortable life she led as a noble.
Giuliani became the abbess in 1716 and it was Cevoli - now known as "Florida" - who served at her side as a vicar; she was appointed as such in 1716.