There was an auntient house not farre away,
     Renowmd throughout the world for sacred lore,
     And pure vnspotted life: so well they say
     It gouernd was, and guided euermore,
     Through wisedome of a matrone graue and hore;
     Whose onely ioy was to relieue the needes
     Of wretched soules, and helpe the helpelesse pore:
     All night she spent in bidding of her bedes,
     And all the day in doing good and godly deedes.
 

    Caelia is described in Canto X of Book I, her name refers to the Heavenly Spirit.  She resides in the House of Holiness, which serves as the direct opposite of the House of Pride that appears earlier in the book.  She is the image of how a good mother should appear.  Her joys come from helping lost souls, and doing good deeds all day long.  She is the mother of Faith, Hope, and Charity, otherwise known as Fidelia, Speranza, and Charissa.