Jun 16

Saint John Francis Regis

June 16th XVII century

Name
Juan Francisco (Masculino)
Born
January 31st 1597 en Fontcouverte, in current France
Dead
December 30th 1640 in La Louvesc, in current France
Process
Celebration
June 16th
Religious
de la Compañía de Jesús
In the village of La Louvesc, near Anency, in France, saint John Francis Regis, priest of the society of Jesus, who, on pilgrimage by the mountains and villages, sought tirelessly the renewal of the Catholic faith in the souls of the inhabitants by preaching and the celebration of the sacrament of penance. Roman martyrology