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Jane was born to a noble French family in the year of Our Lord 1572. She married the Baron de Chantal, immediately took charge of the spiritual life of his household, and for eight years she was a model wife and mother until the Baron was tragically killed in a hunting accident. The heartbroken Jane took a vow of chastity, and focused on providing for her children and other relatives. Having ensured her children’s inheritance was secure, Jane then founded the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, known as the Visitation Sisters, with the help and guidance of St. Francis de Sales, who is considered a co-founder. When Jane left her father-in-law’s estate to begin the order, the entire village wept to lose her saintly presence. Jane faced many struggles, especially against those who disapproved of the order’s ready acceptance of women who were older or more sickly than more austere congregations would permit. The order was nonetheless successful, with eighty-six houses at the time of their foundress’s holy death, on the feast of St. Lucy in the year of Our Lord 1641. Women of every station, from lowest to highest, had sought her counsel or supported her efforts. Jane is also celebrated on August 12th.
AT Annecy, in Savoy, the festival of St. Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal, foundress of the Order of Nuns of the Visitation of St. Mary, who is commemorated on the 13th of December.
At Rome, in the Veran field, St. Cyriaca, widow and martyr. In the persecution of Valerian, after devoting herself and all her goods in the service of the saints, she gave up her life by suffering martyrdom for Christ.
At Salona, St. Anastasius, a law officer, who was converted to the faith by seeing the fortitude with which blessed Agapitus bore his torments, and being put to death by order of the emperor Aurelian, for confessing the name of Christ, went to Our Lord.
In Sardinia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Luxorius, Cisellus, and Camerinus, who were put to the sword in the persecution of Diocletian, under the governor Delphius.
In Gevaudan, St. Privatus, bishop and martyr, who suffered in the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus.
The same day, the holy martyrs Bonosus and Maximian.
At Fundi, in Campania, St. Paternus, a martyr, who came from Alexandria to Rome to visit the tomb of the Apostles. Thence he retired to the neighborhood of Fundi, where, being seized by the tribune whilst he was burying the bodies of the martyrs, he died in captivity.
At Edessa, in Syria, during the persecution of Maximian, the holy martyrs Bassa, and her sons Theogonius, Agapius, and Fidelis, whom their pious mother exhorted to martyrdom and sent before her bearing their crowns. Being herself beheaded, she joyfully followed them and shared their victory.
At Verona, St. Euprepius, bishop and confessor.
Also St. Quadratus, bishop.
At Siena, in Tuscany, blessed Bernard Ptolemy, abbot and founder of the Congregation of Olivetans.
℣. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
℟. Thanks be to God.