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Blessed John Soreth
Blessed John Soreth

Blessed John Soreth

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25 July; 30 July on some calendars; 24 July on some calendars; 28 July on some calendars; 31 July on some calendars

Born

C.1420 at Caen, Normandy, France

Died

1471 at Angers, France of cholera

Beatified

1865 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Frances Damboise, also known as Francisca de Amboise or Françoise d'Amboise, was born on 28 September 1427 in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France. She was the daughter of Louis d'Amboise, Viscount de Thouars, and she grew up in the courts of Brittany. At the tender age of four, Frances was betrothed to Peter II, Duke of Brittany.


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