Blessed Joan Soderini of Florence
A Florentine noblewoman who entered the Mantelatte at the age of twelve under the guidance of Saint Juliana Falconieri, Joan Soderini distinguished he…
First name and chronology
27 saints and blesseds bear the name Jeanne, between 1301 and 1990; the most famous is Joan of Arc, celebrated on May 30th.
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
A Florentine noblewoman who entered the Mantelatte at the age of twelve under the guidance of Saint Juliana Falconieri, Joan Soderini distinguished he…
Born into the high nobility of Touraine, Jeanne-Marie de Maillé lived a virginal marriage with Robert de Sillé before dedicating herself entirely to t…
Joan of Arc, a simple shepherdess from Domremy, received at the age of thirteen the divine command to deliver France from the English. After having Ch…
Daughter of King Afonso V of Portugal, Joan refused princely alliances to enter the Dominican monastery of Aveiro. She distinguished herself by her hu…
The text describes the monuments and remembrances linked to Joan of Arc, notably her birthplace in Domremy, which has become a national monument. It a…
Born in Domremy in 1411, Joan of Arc, known as the Maid of Orléans, received divine inspirations at Notre-Dame de Bermont to deliver France. After lea…
A 15th-century Carmelite nun from Reggio, Jeanne Scopelli distinguished herself through a life of extreme austerity and intense prayer, particularly t…
Daughter of Louis XI, briefly Queen of France, Joan of France founded after the annulment of her marriage the Order of the Annunciation, dedicated to …
Daughter of Louis XI and the neglected wife of Louis XII, Joan of Valois accepted her repudiation with piety to dedicate herself to God. She founded t…
Spanish Franciscan mystic nun, abbess, and preacher gifted with an exceptional charism in the 16th century.
Spanish Franciscan nun, abbess, and mystic of the 16th century, famous for her ecstatic sermons and for being appointed parish priest of Cubas.
Mary Ward (1585-1645) was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), and a pioneer of active female ed…
Jeanne Chézard de Matel (1596-1670) was a French mystic and the foundress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament.
Widow of the Marquis de Montferrant, Jeanne de Lestonnac founded the Order of Our Lady in Bordeaux, dedicated to the education of girls, following a b…
Widowed at twenty-eight after the accidental death of her husband, Jane Frances Frémyot dedicated herself to the education of her children and to the …
Maria Antonia Solimani (1688-1758), in religion Sister Giovanna Maria Battista, was an Italian religious, foundress of the Hermits and Missionaries of…
Four Daughters of Charity of Arras, martyred in Cambrai in 1794 for refusing to take the revolutionary oath.
Jeanne Haze (Mother Marie-Thérèse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), born in Liège in 1782 and died in 1876, is the foundress of the congregation of the D…
A religious sister of Belgian origin, she restored the active life and original charism of the congregation of the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul, of w…
Anna Michelotti (1843-1888), in religion Sister Giovanna Francesca, is the foundress of the congregation of the Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of…
Jeanne-Germaine Castang (1878-1897), Sister Marie-Céline of the Presentation, was a French Poor Clare nun beatified in 2007.
Foundress of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Mary Immaculate, dedicated to the protection and education of young working women in Valencia.
Mother Giovanna Francesca dello Spirito Santo, born Luisa Ferrari (1888-1984), was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Fran…
Foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Lipari, she dedicated her life to the education and assistance of the most destitu…
Foundress of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of the Infant Jesus, she distinguished herself by her heroic charity and resistance work during…
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) is an Italian lay saint, a physician and mother who sacrificed her life to save that of her unborn child.
Juana Méndez Romero (1937-1990), nicknamed Juanita, was a Spanish religious of the Workers of the Heart of Jesus. Afflicted with total paralysis at th…
The feast of Jeanne is celebrated on May 30th, in memory of Joan of Arc.
27 saints and blesseds bear the name Jeanne, including Joan of Arc, Jane Frances Frémyot, Joan of Arc, Joan of Valois and Jeanne-Marie de Maillé.
The most famous saint named Jeanne is Joan of Arc (15th century).