St Jane de Chantal

By josephwolfe
  • Jan 23, 1572

    Born

    Saint Jane de Chantal was born on January 23, 1572 in Dijon, France

  • Married

    Married Christophe Rabutin de Chantal in 1592

  • Husband Dies

    Christophe Rabutin died in 1601

  • Meets SFDS

    Returned to Dijon in 1604 and met SFDS

  • Francis becomes Spiritual Director

    SFDS encourages her to stay as a widow but she becomes a nun anyways

  • Begins Novitate at the Galerie House

    On June 10, 1610, her and two other women begin to novitate at the Galerie House and Community is eventually called Visitation of Holy Sister

  • St. Jane established 82 Communities

    She established 82 communities before her death on December 13, 1641

  • Canonized in 1767

    Died at a Monastery near SFDS, not her husband
    Canonized in 1767