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Françoise d'Amboise (9 May 1427 – 4 November 1485) was a beatified French Carmelite.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Beatification, Brittany, Carmelites, Catherine of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol, Catholic Church, Convent, Crucifix, Duke, House of Amboise, Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany, John V, Duke of Brittany, Kingdom of France, La Trémoille family, List of Breton royal consorts, List of viscounts of Thouars, Louis XI, Nantes, Nun, Papal States, Peter II, Duke of Brittany, Pope Pius IX, Prior (ecclesiastical), Religious habit, St. Peter's Basilica, Susan Broomhall, Thouars, Vannes.

  2. 1427 births
  3. 15th-century Breton people
  4. 15th-century Breton women
  5. Carmelite nuns
  6. Duchesses of Brittany
  7. Female saints of medieval Brittany
  8. House of Dreux
  9. Venerated Carmelites

Beatification

Beatification (from Latin beatus, "blessed" and facere, "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name.

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Brittany

Brittany (Bretagne,; Breizh,; Gallo: Bertaèyn or Bertègn) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.

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Carmelites

The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Ordo Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo; abbreviated OCarm), known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a mendicant order in the Roman Catholic Church for both men and women.

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Catherine of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol

Catherine of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol (died 1492), was a Duchess consort of Brittany, married to Arthur III, Duke of Brittany. Françoise d'Amboise and Catherine of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol are 15th-century Breton people, 15th-century Breton women and Duchesses of Brittany.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Convent

A convent is a community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters.

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Crucifix

A crucifix (from the Latin cruci fixus meaning '(one) fixed to a cross') is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross.

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Duke

Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility.

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House of Amboise

The House of Amboise was one of the oldest families of the French nobility whose followed filiation dated back to the early twelfth century.

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Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany

Isabella Stewart (autumn of 1426 – 13 October 1494/5 March 1499), was a Scottish princess who became Duchess of Brittany by marriage to Francis I of Brittany. Françoise d'Amboise and Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany are 15th-century Breton people, 15th-century Breton women, Duchesses of Brittany and House of Dreux.

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John V, Duke of Brittany

John V, sometimes numbered as VI, (24 December 1389 – 29 August 1442) bynamed John the Wise (Yann ar Fur; Jean le Sage), was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1399 to his death.

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Kingdom of France

The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period.

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La Trémoille family

The House of La Trémoïlle (Maison de La Trémoille in French) was a French noble family from Poitou whose name comes from the village La Trimouille in the department of Vienne.

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List of Breton royal consorts

A royal consort is the spouse of a ruling monarch. Françoise d'Amboise and List of Breton royal consorts are Duchesses of Brittany.

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List of viscounts of Thouars

The first viscounts of Thouars appeared at the end of the 9th century, somewhat earlier than those of Châtellerault, Lusignan, etc.

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Louis XI

Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483.

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Nantes

Nantes (Gallo: Naunnt or Nantt) is a city in Loire-Atlantique of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast.

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Nun

A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.

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Papal States

The Papal States (Stato Pontificio), officially the State of the Church (Stato della Chiesa; Status Ecclesiasticus), were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 to 1870.

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Peter II, Duke of Brittany

Peter II (in Breton Pêr II, in French Pierre II) (1418–1457), was Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1450 to his death.

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Pope Pius IX

Pope Pius IX (Pio IX, Pio Nono; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878.

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Prior (ecclesiastical)

Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders.

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Religious habit

A religious habit is a distinctive set of religious clothing worn by members of a religious order.

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St. Peter's Basilica

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri; Basilica di San Pietro), is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.

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Susan Broomhall

Susan Broomhall is an Australian historian and academic.

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Thouars

Thouars is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

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Vannes

Vannes (Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

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See also

1427 births

15th-century Breton people

15th-century Breton women

Carmelite nuns

Duchesses of Brittany

Female saints of medieval Brittany

House of Dreux

Venerated Carmelites

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Françoise_d'Amboise

Also known as Blessed Frances d'Amboise, Frances d'Amboise, Blessed, Frances of Amboise, Francise d'Amboise.