canonized_by death_date feast_day venerated_in birth_date titles death_place imagesize image name canonized_place caption beatified_by beatified_place birth_place patronage major_shrine beatified_date canonized_date article_title
pope benedict xvi 29 august 1879 30 august roman and the eudist fathers -rrb- catholic church -lrb- little sisters of the poor 25 october 1792 religious and foundress saint-pern , ille-et-vilaine , france 150px jeanne jugan.jpg st. cross -rrb- jeanne jugan , l.s.p. -lrb- mary of the vatican city , sister and servant of the poor pope john paul ii vatican city , cancale , ille-et-vilaine , france the destitute elderly la tour saint-joseph , saint-pern , ille-et-vilaine , france october 3 , 1982 . october 11 , 2009 jeanne jugan

jeanne jugan

jeanne jugan -lrb- october 25 , 1792 -- august 29 , 1879 -rrb- , also known as sister mary of the cross , l.s.p. , was a french woman who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor .
her service resulted in the establishment of the little sisters of the poor , who care for the elderly who have no other resources throughout the world .
she has been declared a saint by the catholic church .
