Jean-Joseph Lataste was a 19th-century French Dominican priest who dedicated his ministry to supporting vulnerable women. Born in 1832 in Cadillac-sur-Garonne, he initially hesitated to pursue the priesthood, but he eventually joined the Order of Preachers at age 25. After a sermon delivered in a women's prison, he felt called to create a religious community to serve women who had been abused or were formerly incarcerated. He successfully founded the Dominican Sisters of Bethany in 1867 to carry out this mission.