Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac (2 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Jeanne de Lestonnac (1556–1640) is one of the great yet often forgotten heroines of Catholic history. Born in Bordeaux during the rise of Calvinism, she endured religious persecution within her own family, widowhood, physical suffering, betrayal, and calumny — yet God raised her up as the foundress of the Order of Our Lady, dedicated to the formation of young women and the salvation of souls. This episode from The Lives of the Saints recounts her extraordinary journey: from a faithful Catholic childhood amid heresy, to marriage and motherhood, to religious life delayed by obedience and suffering, and finally to her God-given mission to counter the devastation of Protestantism through Catholic education rooted in Ignatian spirituality. Dismissed from leadership, physically mistreated, falsely accused, and humiliated, St. Jeanne responded with heroic patience — ultimately converting her persecutor by her charity. Her sanctity was confirmed by miracles, incorrupt signs after death, and her eventual canonization in 1949. 📅 Feast Day: February 2 📖 Based on Butler’s Lives of the Saints ✝️ Ideal for Catholics seeking strength, perseverance, and clarity in times of doctrinal confusion. 0:00 – Introduction & Source (Butler, Feb 2) 0:20 – Birth and Catholic family in Calvinist Bordeaux 0:44 – Persecution by her Protestant mother 0:52 – Early desire for prayer and mortification 0:59 – Marriage and family life 1:06 – Widowhood and motherhood 1:18 – Children enter religious life 1:23 – Jeanne enters the Cistercian monastery 1:47 – Health fails; forced to leave 2:01 – Mystical certainty of founding a new order 2:24 – Miraculous recovery 2:29 – Gathering future novices 2:45 – Counsel to live an “ordinary” life 2:57 – Charity during the plague 3:08 – Jesuit influence and mission against Calvinism 3:36 – Founding of the Order of Our Lady 3:50 – First house in Bordeaux 4:01 – Growth of schools and vocations 4:33 – Betrayal, calumny, and dismissal 5:00 – Humiliation and physical mistreatment 5:13 – Conversion of her persecutor 5:25 – Final years of prayer 5:35 – Holy death and signs after death 5:57 – Miracles and delayed canonization 6:25 – Canonization in 1949 https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StJeanneDeLestonnac #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #CounterReformation #CatholicEducation #WomenSaints #TraditionalCatholic #SaintStories #February2Saint #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay