Saint Jane

By Pgannon
  • Jan 23, 1572

    Birth

    January 23, 1572 in Dijon, France

  • Married

    Married Christophe de Rabutin- Chantal
    Had four children- all lived to adulthood.

  • Christophe dies

    Christophe dies in a hunting accident. Takes vow of chastity.

  • Jane meets saint francis de sales

    In 1604- Jane returns to Dijon and meets Saint Francis de Sales. Francis becomes her Spiritual Director.

  • Galerie House

    On June 10,1610- she and two other women began their novitiate at the Galerie house. The community becomes the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary.

  • Communities

    The community becomes the sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary.

  • Death

    death on December 13, 1641.

  • Canonized

    She was canonized in 1767.