Joan of France, Duchess of Berry

thumb|Saint Joan of France, Duchess of Berry Joan of France (23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505), sometimes called Joan the Lame, was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage. After that, she retired to her domain, where she soon founded the monastic Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, where she served as abbess. From this Order later sprang the religious congregation of the Apostolic Sisters of the Annunciation, founded in 1787 to teach the children of the poor. She was canonized on 28 May 1950. Quotes (To the confessor, thinking back to when Louis XII had annulled the marriage with her) At that moment our Lord gave me the grace that when I heard the news, he placed in my heart the conviction that God had allowed this so that I could do good, as I had so desired. I considered that I had remained with my husband the king for twenty-two years, during which I had been able to do nothing but good, nor any of those things I had a desire to do; but now I can take revenge, and it will be worth living virtuously since I am removed from a man's awe. Quoted in Giovanna di Valois, santiebeati.it, 22 June 2002. External links Category:1464 births Category:1505 deaths Category:Queens consort of France Category:Monks Category:Catholics from France Category:Catholic saints