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|SaintName=Saint John Francis Regis
|SaintName=Saint John Francis Regis
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=January 31, AD 1597
|FeastDay=June 16
|SaintBirthPlace=Fontcouverte, Aude, France
|SaintBirthPlace=Fontcouverte, Aude, France
|SaintBirthCoordinates=
|SaintDeathDate=December 31, AD 1640
|DeathPlace=Lalouvesc, Ardèche, France
|DeathPlace=Lalouvesc, Ardèche, France
|SaintDeathCoordinates=
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Pneumonia
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Pneumonia
|NotableAddress1=Lalouvesc, Ardèche, France
|NotableAddress1=Lalouvesc, Ardèche, France
|NotableCoordinates1=
|NotableAddress2=Toulouse, France
|NotableAddress2=Toulouse, France
|NotableCoordinates2=
|NotableAddress3=Le Puy-en-Velay, France
|NotableAddress3=Le Puy-en-Velay, France
|NotableCoordinates3=
|NotableAddress4=Montpellier, France
|NotableAddress4=Montpellier, France
|NotableCoordinates4=
|NotableAddress5=Unknown
|NotableAddress5=Unknown
|NotableCoordinates5=
|BeatificationDate=May 24, AD 1716
|Beatifier=Pope Clement XI
|Beatifier=Pope Clement XI
|BeatificationLocation=Rome
|BeatificationLocation=Rome
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=April 5, AD 1737
|Canonizer=Pope Clement XII
|Canonizer=Pope Clement XII
|CanonizationLocation=Rome
|CanonizationLocation=Rome
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|SaintMiracle2=Posthumous cures at Lalouvesc
|SaintMiracle2=Posthumous cures at Lalouvesc
|SaintMiracle3=Unknown
|SaintMiracle3=Unknown
|FeastDay=June 16
|Profession=Priest, Jesuit missionary, preacher
|Profession=Priest, Jesuit missionary, preacher
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
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|AdditionalVeneration=Roman Catholic Church
|AdditionalVeneration=Roman Catholic Church
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'''Saint John Francis Regis''' (January 31, AD 1597 – December 31, AD 1640) was a [[Saints|saint]], French Jesuit priest, missionary, and preacher renowned for his tireless ministry to the poor, marginalized, and rural communities of southern France. Born in [[Fontcouverte]], Aude, to a noble family, he joined the Society of Jesus in AD 1616, was ordained in AD 1630, and served in Le Puy-en-Velay, Montpellier, and Lalouvesc. His missions focused on reviving faith among Huguenots, prostitutes, and peasants, founding confraternities and shelters. Known for his asceticism and long hours in the confessional, he endured harsh winters to reach remote villages. He died of pneumonia in Lalouvesc on December 31, AD 1640, aged 43. Beatified on May 24, AD 1716, by [[Pope Clement XI]] and canonized on April 5, AD 1737, by [[Pope Clement XII]], his feast day is [[June 16]] in the Roman Catholic Church. He is patron of lace makers, medical social workers, illegitimate children, and Jesuit missionaries.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=John Francis Regis |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Regis |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref><ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. John Francis Regis |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08477a.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref>
'''Saint John Francis Regis''' (January 31, AD 1597 – December 31, AD 1640) was a [[Saints|saint]], French Jesuit priest, missionary, and preacher renowned for his tireless ministry to the poor, marginalized, and rural communities of southern France. Born in [[Fontcouverte]], Aude, to a noble family, he joined the Society of Jesus in AD 1616, was ordained in AD 1630, and served in Le Puy-en-Velay, Montpellier, and Lalouvesc. His missions focused on reviving faith among Huguenots, prostitutes, and peasants, founding confraternities and shelters. Known for his asceticism and long hours in the confessional, he endured harsh winters to reach remote villages. He died of pneumonia in Lalouvesc on December 31, AD 1640, aged 43. Beatified on May 24, AD 1716, by [[Pope Clement XI]] and canonized on April 5, AD 1737, by [[Pope Clement XII]], his feast day is [[June 16]] in the Roman Catholic Church. He is patron of lace makers, medical social workers, illegitimate children, and Jesuit missionaries.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=John Francis Regis |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Regis |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref><ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. John Francis Regis |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08477a.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref>