Venerable

Ven. John of St. Samson had a very difficult childhood. He was blinded by an incompetent physician after contracting chicken pox and was orphaned at a young age. He was introduced to the Parisian Carmelites in Place Maubert in 1603 and joined the Order at Dol-de-Bretagne three years later. When he was transferred to Rennes in 1612, he became the spiritual soul of the Touraine reform.