Saint Jeanne De Lestonnac
Also known as: Jane de Lestonnac; Joan de Lestonnac
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 2
Born
December 27, 1556
Died
February 2, 1640
Canonized
15 May 1949 by Pope Pius XII
Beatified
23 December 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac, also known as Jane de Lestonnac or Joan de Lestonnac, was born on 27 December 1556 in Bourdeaux, France. At the young age of 16, she married Gaston de Montferrant, Baron of Landiras, in the year 1572. Together, they had seven children, but sadly, only five of them survived to adulthood. Two out of the five children entered religious life....