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Jeanne de Lestonnac

French nun
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... Wikipedia
Born: December 27, 1556, Bordeaux, France
Died: February 2, 1640 (age 83 years), Bordeaux, France
Feast: May 15