August 12
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
St. Jane Frances de Chantal

St. Jane Frances de Chantal

religious, foundress · 1572 – 1641
For God alone my soul waits in silence; my hope is from him.
— Ps 62:6

A young widow with four children whose husband was shot in a hunting accident. Under the guidance of St. Francis de Sales she founded the Visitation Order for women too weak or old for strict convents. God has a place for everyone.

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