Saint Jane of Valois - February 4

Also known as
Jéhanne de France
Jeanne de Valois
Joan of France
Joan of Valois
Duchess of Berry
Queen Jane
Queen Joanna
Memorial 4 February

Born a princess, the daughter of King Louis XI of France and Charlotte of Savoy. Cousin of Blessed Louise of Savoy. Deformed at birth and sickly through her life, she early developed a devotion to Our Lady, and the praying of the Angelus. Married at age 9 for political reasons to Louis, Duke of Orleans. Believing it her duty, she developed tender feelings for him, prayed for him, and praised him to others; when he because King Louis XII, he had their marriage anulled by Pope Alexander VI. Made Duchess of Berry (in modern France) which province she ruled. With her Franciscan spiritual advisor Blessed Gabriel Mary, she founded the Order of the Annonciades or Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose chief rule was to imitate the virtues of Mary as described in the Bible.
Born
1464
Died
4 February 1505 at Bourges, France
Beatified
21 April 1742 by Pope Benedict XIV
Canonized
28 May 1950 by Pope Pius XII (her Cause had been submitted in 1614)
Patronage
Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Representation
crowned Annunciation abbess
Annunciation abbess with a cross and rosary
Annunciation abbess holding the hand of the Christ-child who is himself holding a basket
Annunciation abbess with basket of bread and cup of wine
with Blessed Gabriel Mary
having a ring placed on her finger by the Christ-child
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