Jeanne Delanoue was a French religious founder born in Saumur in 1666. Originally a businesswoman managing a religious goods shop, her life changed following a prediction from a pilgrim that she would dedicate herself to the needy. She eventually abandoned her commercial interests to provide shelter and care for orphans, the elderly, the sick, and marginalized women. This mission led her to establish the Congregation of St. Anne of Providence, a community dedicated to serving the impoverished.