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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