August 12
Saint Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantel
Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantel, religious, who from Christian marriage had six children that she piously educated. After the death of her husband, she hastened eagerly along the way of perfection under the direction of Saint Frances de Sales and occupied herself in works of charity, especially on behalf of the poor and the sick.
She founded the Order of the Visitation of Saint Mary, which she also directed wisely. Her death occurred at Molins on the banks of the Allier near Nivern in France on the thirteenth day of December.
