Jeanne de Lestonnac
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Jeanne de Lestonnac, ODN (December 27, 1556 – February 2, 1640), also known as Joan of Lestonnac, was a French Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady in 1607. The institute, approved by Pope Paul V in 1607, was the first religious order of women-teachers approved by the Catholic Church.
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Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac | |
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Born | December 27, 1556 Bordeaux, Kingdom of France |
Died | February 2, 1640(1640-02-02) (aged 83) |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady) |
Beatified | 1900 by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | May 15, 1949 by Pope Pius XII |
Feast | May 15 |
Patronage | abuse victims, people rejected by religious orders, widows |
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Lestonnac was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1949 and her feast day is May 15.