Veneration
She was beatified on 21 November 1751 by Pope Benedict XIV, and canonized on 16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII.
Saint Jane Frances's feast day is currently celebrated in the Roman Catholic Calendar of saints on 12 August. When in 1769 it was for the first time inserted into the Roman calendar, the date chosen was 21 August. In 1969, the feast day was moved to 12 December, as close as possible to the anniversary of her death, 13 December, a date occupied by the feast day of Saint Lucy. Her 12 December celebration became superseded in a large part of the world by the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom Pope John Paul II's on 25 March 1999 declared Patroness of the Americas. In 2001, when the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe was made a feast in every country, that of Saint Jane Frances was transferred to 12 August. In some American countries which already had a feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Jane Frances was already celebrated on dates other than 12 December. In the case of the United States, this date was 18 August, eventually being transferred to 12 August. Traditionalist Catholics who continue to observe pre-1970 calendars celebrate Saint Jane Frances on the 1769-1969 date of 21 August.
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