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Jeanne de Lestonnac

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French saint

FranceLived 1555 to 1640 · aged 84
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Jeanne de Lestonnac, ODN, also known as Joan of Lestonnac, was a French Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady in 1607. The institute, approved by Pope Paul V in 1607, was the first religious order of women-teachers approved by the Catholic Church.

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Jeanne de Lestonnac praying with her Sisters to Our Lady, in the Church of St. Bruno, Bordeaux, France (17th century)Jeanne de Lestonnac praying with her Sisters to Our Lady, in the Church of St. Bruno, Bordeaux, France (17th century)

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France
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deceased
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Lived 1555 to 1640 · aged 84
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