Blessed Jeanne Germaine Castang
Blessed Jeanne-Germaine Castang (born c. 1878 AD in Saint-Avit-Sénieur, Périgord, France; died June 10, 1903 AD in Issigeac, Périgord, France) was a French Catholic laywoman known for her holiness, patient suffering, and deep piety in rural Périgord. She died young after a prolonged illness endured with great peace. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 4, 1990. Her feast day is June 10.
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| Blessed Jeanne Germaine Castang | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | June 10 |
| Profession | French Catholic laywoman; born Saint-Avit-Sénieur Dordogne Périgord c. 1878; prolonged illness endured with patience and piety; died young at approximately 25; died Issigeac Dordogne June 10 1903; beatified Pope John Paul II November 4 1990; feast June 10 |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; French lay Catholic tradition; Périgord; Dordogne; France; 20th-century French spirituality |
| Patronage | France; Périgord; Dordogne; Issigeac; Saint-Avit-Sénieur; young women who suffer illness; those who die young; lay Catholics; rural French Catholics; patients with prolonged illness |
| Attributes | French rural lay dress; June 10 feast; Issigeac bastide setting; Dordogne valley; Périgord; sick bed (illness endured); abbey church Saint-Avit-Sénieur; patient suffering imagery |
| Birthplace | Saint-Avit-Sénieur, Dordogne, Périgord, France |
| Death Place | Issigeac, Dordogne, Périgord, France |
| Cause of Death | Natural death from illness; died June 10, 1903, in Issigeac, Dordogne, Périgord, France; Blessed Jeanne-Germaine Castang was a French Catholic laywoman; born Saint-Avit-Sénieur Périgord c. 1878; prolonged illness endured with patience and piety; died Issigeac June 10 1903; beatified Pope John Paul II November 4 1990; feast June 10 |
| Primary Shrine | Issigeac, Dordogne, France; beatified Pope John Paul II November 4 1990; feast June 10 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; June 10 feast locally in France and in the Diocese of Périgueux |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Jeanne-Germaine Castang was born c. 1878 in Saint-Avit-Sénieur, Périgord (Dordogne), France. She was a Catholic laywoman in rural Périgord who is known for the patient piety with which she endured a prolonged illness that led to her early death.
She died June 10, 1903, in Issigeac, Dordogne, at approximately 25 years of age. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 4, 1990. Her feast day is June 10.
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Birth location: Saint-Avit-Sénieur, Dordogne, Périgord, France
Death location: Issigeac, Dordogne, Périgord, France
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