Jane Frances de Chantal
French nun
Died when: 69 years 319 days (838 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM (born Jeanne-Françoise Frémiot, Baronne de Chantal; 28 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) was a French Catholic widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767.
She founded the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.The order accepted women who were rejected by other orders because of poor health or age.
When people criticized her, Chantal famously said, "What do you want me to do?I like sick people myself;I'm on their side." During its first eight years, the new order also was unusual in its public outreach, in contrast to most female religious who remained cloistered and adopted strict ascetic practices.
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