Jeanne Carmelite or Joanna of Toulouse ( Fr. Jeanne de Toulouse , beginning of the XIII century, Navarre - 1286, Toulouse , France ) - the blissful Roman Catholic Church , virgin of the Third Order of the Carmelites (TOC).
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| Name in the world | Jeanne |
| Birth | early thirteenth century Navarre |
| Death | 1286 Toulouse , France |
| Revered | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1895 |
| In the face | blissful |
| Day of Remembrance | March 31 |
| Asceticism | Maiden of the Third Order of the Carmelites (TOC). |
Biography
Jeanne was born at the beginning of the XII century in Navarre (according to another version in Toulouse , in France). She belonged to a noble family of immigrants from the kingdom of Navarre. In her early awakened desire for a pious life. In 1265, the first monks of the Order of the Carmelites came to Toulouse from the Holy Land. Here they founded their monastery.
Joan, attracted by the image of their asceticism, appealed to St. Simon Stoke , the Priory General of the Order, to be accepted into the spiritual family of the Carmelites. Saint Simon Stoke made for her the Rule that laid the foundation for the Carmelite tertiaries, therefore Jeanne is considered one of the founders of the secular branch of the order. Finally, the Third Order of the Carmelites was approved by General Priest blessed Jean Soreta in 1452 by the Pope Clement V.
Jeanne did not bring monastic vows . She settled in a cell near the monastery, next to the chapel, where she labored, following the charmelism of the Carmelites; she spent her life in fasting and prayer, assisted the sick and poor. She encouraged young people to take part in mercy.
Jeanne died in 1286 in Toulouse, France.
Glorification
Almost immediately after the death of Jeanne, her grave became a place of pilgrimage. In 1470, Bernard du Rosier , the archbishop of Toulouse (1452-1474), initiated the local veneration of the ascetic, finding her holy relics . In 1688, some of these relics were transferred to the Carmelites in Spain. When in 1805 the Carmelite church in Toulouse was demolished, in the niche in the wall, along with a survey report from 1688 and some prayers to the ascetic, the holy relics of Joan were found again.
Church worship of Joan was approved in 1895 by Pope Leo XIII , who canonized her. Today, her holy relics rest in the chapel of St. Vincent de Paul in the church of St. Stephen in Toulouse, France.
Liturgical memory is performed on March 31.