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Colette of Corbie was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Poor Clares. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and is invoked by childless couples, expectant mothers and sick infants.
Colette was the daughter of a carpenter named DeBoilet at Corby Abbey in Picardy, France. She was born on January 13, christened Nicolette, and called Colette. Orphaned at seventeen, she distributed her inheritance to the poor. She became a Franciscan tertiary, and lived at Corby as a solitary.
St. Colette (born January 13, 1381, Corbie, France—died March 6, 1447, Ghent; canonized 1807; feast day March 6) was a Franciscan abbess, reformer of the Poor Clares and founder of the Colettine Poor Clares.
7 Φεβ 2024 · Learn about Saint Colette, a 15th-century French nun who reformed the Poor Clares and reintroduced the primitive Rule of St. Clare. Find out her story, reflection and feast day.
St Colette de Corbie endured untold hardships in fulfilling the task assigned to her, but heaven supported her even in visible ways; numerous miracles, including the raising to life of several dead persons, occurred in answer to her prayers and in confirmation of her work.
6 Μαρ 2017 · St. Colette of Corbie was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Order of Saint Clare, better known as the Poor Clares. Due to a number of miraculous events claimed during her life, she is venerated as the patron saint of women seeking to conceive, expectant mothers and sick children.
6 Μαρ 2024 · Saint Colette, born in 1381 to a carpenter named DeBoilet in Corby Abbey, Picardy, France, embarked on a remarkable journey of faith and reform after being orphaned at seventeen. Choosing to distribute her inheritance among the poor, she joined the Franciscan tertiaries and adopted a solitary life within Corby Abbey.
