About Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Jane Frances de Chantal was a French wife and mother who endured her husband’s accidental death and raised four children amid family responsibilities. Guided by Francis de Sales, she founded the Visitation of Holy Mary in 1610. Her communities joined contemplative prayer with humility and initially sought forms of service accessible beyond severe austerities.
Prayer
Pray with Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
God of faithful tenderness, through Saint Jane Frances’s intercession, accompany widows, grieving parents, and those beginning again. Give us wise spiritual friendships and communities where gentleness, prayer, and practical love can flourish. Amen.
