[1] Fornari was married for just under a decade and decided not to find another spouse after having a vision of the Madonna who instructed her to lead a chaste life of motherhood.

Although she was attracted to religious life, she submitted to her father's wishes and at the age of seventeen, on 21 March 1579 married Angelo Strata.

[2] Fornari considered finding another spouse due to her children requiring greater paternal care but she experienced a vision in which the Madonna encourages her not to fear, and to be assured of her protection.

[4] Her eldest daughter Angela became a member of the Canonesses Regular of the Lateran[5] - as did Barbara not long after - while Giuseppe entered the Minims with Leonardo and Alessandro following him.

Pope Leo XII later approved two miracles attributed to her intercession on 1 April 1828 and later beatified her in Saint Peter's Basilica on 21 September 1828.