Saint Jane of Valois
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- Also known as
- Jeanne de Valois;
Jéhanne de France;
Queen Jane;
Queen Joanna;
Joan of France;
Joan of Valois
- Memorial
- 4 February
- Profile
- Princess.
Daughter of King Louis XI of France and Charlotte of Savoy.
Cousin of Blessed Louise of Savoy.
Deformed at birth and sickly through her life, she early developed a devotion to Our Lady, and the praying of the Angelus.
Married at age 9 for political reasons to Louis, Duke of Orleans.
Believing it her duty, she developed tender feelings for him, prayed for him, and praised him to others; when he because King Louis XII, he had their marriage anulled.
Made Duchess of Berry, which province she ruled.
With her Franciscan spiritual advisor Gilbert Nicolas (aka Blessed Gabriel Mary), she founded the Order of the Annonciades, whose chief rule was to imitate the virtues of Mary as described in the Bible.
- Born
- 1464
- Died
- 4 February 1505 at Bourges, France
- Beatified
- 21 April 1742 by Pope Benedict XIV
- Canonized
- 28 May 1950 by Pope Pius XII (her cause had been submitted in 1614)
- Representation
- crowned Annunciation abbess, usually with cross and rosary, or holding the hand of the Christ-child who is himself holding a basket;
Annunciation abbess with basket of bread and cup of wine; with Blessed Gabriel Mary; having a ring placed on her finger by the Christ-child
- Additional Information
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Google Directory
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Catholic Online
Catholic Encyclopedia
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society
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