Jeanne-Marie de Maille

Jeanne-Marie de Maille (14 April 1331 − 28 March 1414) was a French Roman Catholic anchoress and a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis. Maille was born to nobles and married a nobleman herself though remained childless since she decided to remain chaste with spousal permission. The pair lived together until her husband died during a conflict. Subsequently, Maille became an anchoress at a church where she was characterised by humility and holiness. Pope Pius IX confirmed her beatification on 27 April 1871.

Life Jeanne de Maille was born on 14 April 1331 as the last of three children to Hardouin I de Maille (1285–1340) and Jeanne de Montbazon (c. 1305–53) in Saint-Quentin in the Kingdom of France at their castle of La Roche.