Jeanne des Anges | |
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![]() Portrait of Sister Marie Ieanne des Anges, Ursuline, died on the 29th. Ianvier 1665. | |
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Died | January 29, 1665 | (aged 62)
Occupation | Nun |
Jeanne des Anges, also known as Jeanne de Belcier (2 February 1602 – 29 January 1665), was a French Ursuline nun in Loudun, France. She became mother superior of the convent at a young age, but is chiefly remembered as a central figure in the case of the possessed of Loudun in 1632, which led, after witch trials, to the burning at the stake of the priest Urbain Grandier two years later.