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title: "St. Joan de Lestonnac: Feast Day February 2 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-de-lestonnac/
description: "St. Joan de Lestonnac, Religious. Remembered on February 2, died 1640. Read their life in Bless."
---

Religious · Remembered on February 2

# St. Joan de Lestonnac

St. Joan de Lestonnac is remembered on February 2 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 2](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#2) |
| Title | Religious |
| Died | 1640 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, February 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-de-lestonnac/#calendar) |

## Life

Niece of Montaigne, widowed mother of four in Huguenot Bordeaux, who at fifty-five founded the Company of Mary Our Lady — the first religious order of women dedicated to teaching girls, patterned on the Jesuits. Deposed by an intriguer in her own order, she bore it in silence and was vindicated.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Joan de Lestonnac. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, February 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/02/) | Presentation of the Lord | White | Malachi 3:1-4 · Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 |
| [Wednesday, February 2, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/02/) | Presentation of the Lord | White | Malachi 3:1-4 · Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[February 1 St. Brigid of Kildare](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-brigid-of-kildare/) [February 3 St. Blaise](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-blaise/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 2?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-02) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Joan de Lestonnac

Remembered on February 2

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-de-lestonnac/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-de-lestonnac/#calendar)

In the app

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