AUGUST 17 SAINT JOAN OF THE CROSS

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AUGUST 17 SAINT JOAN OF THE CROSS
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Jeanne del Croi Delanoue
Johanna Delanoue
Ioanna Delanoue
Joan Delanoue
Memorial
17 August
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Youngest of twelve children. Her father was draper; her mother owned and operated a religious goods store. Her mother died in 1691, and Jeanne took over the business. Smart and hard-working, she made a success of the small business.
During the Pentecost season in 1698, Jeanne had two mystic experiences. The first was a vision, the second a series of pious commentaries by Frances Souchet, a widowed pilgrim from Rennes, France. The two events altered Jeanne’s outlook, took her eyes from her safe, bourgious world to a more spiritual level. She closed her shop, turned her mind from worldly comfort and success, and began to serve the poor, the sick, and the neglected.
Using funds raised from generous benefactors she’d met in business, she founded and furnished three orphanages. She attracted followers, and in 1704 a small group of them …More

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SAINT JOAN OF THE CROSS - August 17
Jeanne del Croi Delanoue
Johanna Delanoue
Ioanna Delanoue
Joan Delanoue
Memorial
17 August
Profile
Youngest of twelve children. Her father was draper; her mother owned and operated a religious goods store. Her mother died in 1691, and Jeanne took over the business. Smart and hard-working, she made a success of the small business.
During the Pentecost season in 1698, Jeanne had two mystic experiences. The first was a vision, the second a series of pious commentaries by Frances Souchet, a widowed pilgrim from Rennes, France. The two events altered Jeanne’s outlook, took her eyes from her safe, bourgious world to a more spiritual level. She closed her shop, turned her mind from worldly comfort and success, and began to serve the poor, the sick, and the neglected.
Using funds raised from generous benefactors she’d met in business, she founded and furnished three orphanages. She attracted followers, and in 1704 a small group of them founded the Sisters of Saint Anne of Providence of Samur, and Jeanne became Jeanne of the Cross. Noted for her miraculous healing abilities, she and her companions founded orphanages and hospices throughout France.
Born
18 June 1666 at Samur, Anjou, France as Jeanne Delanoue
Died
17 August 1736 at Fencet, France of natural causes
Venerated
7 June 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of heroic virtues)
Beatified
5 November 1947 by Pope Pius XII at Rome, Italy
Canonized
31 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy