Saint Jane de Chantal

By Mattscott
  • Jan 23, 1572

    Born

    Name is Jeanne-Francoise Fremyot was born in Dijon, France

  • Gets married

    She gets married to Christophe de Rabutin-Chantal. Then he dies in a hunting accident and she vows chastity. They had 4 children

  • Death of husband

    Her husband dies and she vows chasttity and moves in with her father in law and helps the poor and sick

  • St Francis de Sales

    Jane returns to Dijon and meets St Francis de Sales He then becomes her spiritual director

  • Becomes a nun

    She becomes a nun at the Galerie House and that community becomes the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary

  • Candonized

    Her feast day is august 12

  • She dies

    By the time she dies she has established 82 communities. She dies at the Visitation Monastery at Moulins and was burried near St. Francis de Sales