Lestonnac, Jeanne de, Saint, 1556-1640
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1556 December 27 - 1640 February 2
Biographical note
Jeanne de Lestonnac was born in Bordeaux in 1556 to Richard de Lestonnac (a Catholic) and Jeanne Eyquem (a Calvinist). She married Gaston de Montferrant and they had seven children, three of whom died in infancy. Following Montferrant's death, Lestonnac entered the Cistercian Monastery in Toulouse and took the religious name of Jeanne of Saint Bernard. In 1607, she founded the Sisters of the Compagnie de Notre-Dame (Company of Mary, Our Lady), the first religious order of women teachers approved by the Catholic Church. By the time Lestonnac died in 1640, at the age of 84, 30 houses existed in France. She was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1949.
Alternate names
Joan of Lestonnac
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Multiple saints, 1959, 1969, undated, bulk: 1926–1968
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes Saints Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Amabilis, Andrew the Apostle, Anne, Anterus, Anthony of Padua, Aurelius and Timothy, Bartholomew the Apostle, Bernadette Soubirous, Camillus de Lellis, Clare of Assisi, Colette, Emilie, Felix I, Gabriel, Gerard Majella, Gordianus, Ignatius of Loyola, SJ, Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Jesus, John, John Berchmans, SJ, Julius, Linus, Margaret Mary Alacoque, Mary, Nicholas, Paul the Apostle, Peter, Philip the Apostle, Pius X,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1959, 1969, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968
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