Her religious convictions were once again tested by love, this time in the form of a marriage proposal from a doctor, Clemens August Alertz, who would later become the personal physician to Pope Pius IX.
hɜː ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kənvˈɪkʃənz wɜː wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn tˈɛstᵻd baɪ lˈʌv, ðɪs tˈaɪm ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm əvə mˈæɹɪdʒ pɹəpˈoʊzəl fɹʌm ɐ dˈɑːktɚ, klˈɛmɛnz ˈɔːɡəst ɐlˈɜːts, hˌuː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌʌm ðə pˈɜːsənəl fɪzˈɪʃən tə pˈoʊp pˈaɪəs ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn.