Selected Letters of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal


Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572 – 1641) is a Roman Catholic Saint, who founded The Congregation of the Visitation after the death of her husband. St. Francis de Sales was her Spiritual Director and a close friend. After St. Francis de Sales died, St. Vincent de Paul became her spiritual director. These letters, which date from a range of 1611-1641, were written to her saintly spiritual directors, her children and relatives, other nuns and religious, as well many others. (Summary by Maria Therese) (8 hr 0 min)

Chapters

Prefaces
Judgement of St. Francis on the Virtue of Mother de Chantal and To St. Francis …
To the Same
To M. Legros at Dijon
The Duke of Savoy to St. Jane Frances de Chantal
To Madame d'Auxerre, Foundress of the Monastery of the Visitation at Lyons
To St. Francis de Sales
To the Sisters of the Monastery of the Visitation of Annecy
To Sister Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Assistant and Mistress of Novices at An…
To Sister Péronne Marie de Châtel at Lyons
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons
To the Same
To the Same
To Sister Péronne Marie de Châtel at Lyons
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons
To Sisters Péronne Marie de Châtel and Marie Aimée de Blonay
To Mother M. J. Favre
To Madame de Gouffier
To Mother Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons
To Sister Marie Aimée de Blonay, Mistress of Novices at Lyons
To the Same
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons
To the Same
To Mother Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Superior at Moulins. On the death of th…
To M. de Neuchèze, the Saint's nephew
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons
To Madame de la Fléchère
To Sister Paule Jéronyme de Monthoux, Mistress of Novices at Annecy
To M. Michel Favre, Confessor to St. Francis de Sales, and to the Religious of …
To Sister Anne Marie Rosset, Assistant at Annecy
To Sister Paul Jéronyme de Monthoux, Mistress of Novices at Annecy
To Madame de la Fléchère
To Mother Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Superior at Moulins
To Mother Péronne Marie de Châtel, Superior at Grenoble
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons
To the Sisters of the Visitation of Bourges
To the Sisters of the Visitation of Moulins
To Mother Péronne-Marie de Châtel, Superior at Grenoble
To Mademoiselle de Chantal
To Mother Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Superior at Moulins
To Mademoiselle de Chantal
To Sister Marie-Marthe Legros, at Bourges
To Madame du Tertre
To M. de Palierne, Treasurer of France at Moulins
To St. Francis de Sales
To Madame de la Fléchère
To the Countess de Toulonjon
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Montferrand
To M. de Neuchèze
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Dijon
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris
To Mother Marie Hélène de Chastellux, Superior at Moulins
To Sister Marie Marguerite Milletot at Dijon
To Sister Françoise Gasparde de la Grave, Assistant to the Superior at Belley
To Mgr. the Bishop of Autun
To Sister Anne Marie Rosset, Assistant and Mistress of Novices at Dijon
To the Rev. Father Dom John de Saint François, General of the Order of Feuillan…
To a Religious of the First Monastery of the Visitation at Paris
To the Countess de Toulonjon
To Sister Anne Catherine de Sautereau, Mistress of Novices at Grenoble
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris
To the Same
Mother Marie Adrienne Fichet, Superior at Rumilly
To the Sisters of the Visitation
To Sister Anne Marie de Lage de Puylaurens, Assistant and Mistress of Novices a…
To the Baron de Chantal, the Saint's Son
To the Same
To M. de Coulanges, Junior, at Paris
To the Countess de Toulonjon
To the Same
To Mother Marie-Adrienne Fichet, Superior at Rumilly
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris
To a Visitation Superior
To Mother Jeanne Hélène de Gérard, Superior at Embrun
To Sister Françoise-Angélique de la Croix de Fésigney, Mistress of Novices at R…
To St. Vincent de Paul
To the Countess de Toulonjon
Extract from a letter to Mother Favre
To Sister Anne Marguerite Clément at Orleans
To Mother Catherine-Charlotte de Crémaux de la Grange
To M. Poiton, at Chambery
To Dom Galice, Barnabite Father at Montargis
To the Same
To Mother Anne Marguerite Clément, Superior at Montargis
To Sister Marie Denise Goubert, of the First Monastery of Lyons
To Dom Galice, Barnabite Father at Montargis
To Sister Marie Aimée de Morville, at Moulins
To M. de Coysia, Counsellor to the Royal Senate of Savoy
To the Countess de Toulonjon, at Pignerol
To Mgr. André Frémyot, formerly Archbishop of Bourges (the Saint's brother)
To a blind Sister
To Sister Bonne Marie de Haraucourt at Nancy
To Sister Paule Jéronyme de Monthoux, Sister Deposed, at Blois
To M. Noël Brulart, the Commander de Sillery
To the Countess de Toulonjon, at Alonne
Extract from a letter to M. Noël Brulart, the Commander de Sillery, at Paris
To the Countess de Toulonjon
To Sister Marie Aimée de Rabutin, Mistress of Novices at Annecy
To M. Noël Brulart, Commander de Sillery, at Paris
To Mother Marie Agnes Le Roy, Superior of the Second Monastery of Paris
To Sister Anne Louise de Marin de Saint Michel, Superior at Forcalquier
To the Abbê de Vaux
To a great Servant of God
To Mother Marie Aimée de Rabutin, Superior at Thonon
To St. Vincent de Paul at Paris
To Sister Claire-Marie-Françoise de Cusance at Gray
To Sister Jeanne Benigne Gojos, Lay Sister at Turin
To the Sister Louise-Angélique de la Fayette, at the First Monastery of Paris
To Madame the Duchess de Montmorency (née des Ursins)
To a Novice