Jeanne Delanoue

Jeanne Delanoue ( religious name Johanna of the Cross, * June 18, 1666 in Saumur, France, † August 17, 1736 ibid ) was a French foundress and is a saint of the Catholic Church.

Life

Jeanne, daughter of a cloth merchant, founded in 1704, the Institute of the "Sisters of St. Anne of Providence " (French: Sœurs de Sainte -Anne, Servantes of pauvres de la Providence de Saumur ). The congregation is especially devoted to the care of orphans and vulnerable older people. Johanna of the Cross, as her religious name, was instituted by Pope Pius XII. 1947 blessed and canonized on 31 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II. Your Memorial Day in the liturgy is the 17 August.