Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM (born Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot, Baronness of Chantal; 28 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) was a French Catholic noble widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767. She founded the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. The religious order accepted women who were rejected by other orders because of poor health or age.
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28 January 1572 Dijon, Burgundy, France
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Died |
13 December 1641 (aged 69) Moulins, France
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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