Jeanne-Marie de Maille
Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius IX | |
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Feast | 28 March |
Jeanne-Marie de Maille (14 April 1331 − 28 March 1414) was a
Pope Pius IX confirmed her beatification on 27 April 1871.
Life
Jeanne de Maille was born on 14 April 1331 as the last of three children to Hardouin I de Maille (1285-1340) and Jeanne de Montbazon (c. 1305–53) in
Her grandfather chose a man for her to wed: the baron Robert II. This was after she consented despite failing to secure her grandfather's permission for her to join a convent as a nun.[1] Her grandfather died during the 1347 wedding itself and she decided to consecrate herself to God as a virgin as a result of this which her husband did not mind at all. Her husband was captured in a battle and she sold all of her possessions to draw up the 3000 florin ransom but her husband fled and returned home before she could send it to his captors.[2]
Robert II died from injuries sustained in a battle between the French and the English on 21 January 1353 and she became a nurse to help the ill and poor despite losing all she had. Her in-laws were unkind to her and blamed her for her husband squandering his fortune for charitable ends and so deprived her of her widow's inheritance and cut ties with her.
Maille died on 28 March 1414 and her remains were clothed in the
References
- ^ a b c d "Jane Mary of Maille". Roman Catholic Saints. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Jeanne Marie de Maille". Saints SQPN. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Saints SQPN
- Santi e Beati
- Find A Grave Archived 2022-04-02 at the Wayback Machine