Post Views: 2,670 Jean-François Régis was born on 31 January 1597, in Fontcouverte, Aude, in the Languedoc region of southern France. His father, Jean Régis, had recently been made a noble as a result of service rendered during the Wars of the League. His mother, Marguerite de Cugunhan, was also of a noble family. He … Continue reading Saint of the day: St. John Francis Regis, Priest