Maria Francesca Rossetti

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Maria Francesca Rossetti (born London, 17 February, 1827; died 24 November, 1876) was the sister of artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti as well as William Michael Rossetti and Christina Georgina Rossetti, who dedicated her poem Goblin Market to Maria.

She was the author of The Shadow of Dante: Being an essay towards studying himself, his world, and his pilgrimage. (published 1871). Late in life, Maria became an Anglican nun.

She was buried in the Rossetti family plot at Highgate Cemetery.

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