Life

Jeanne was born in Jussy-l'évèque and became a nun at the convent of Saint Clare in nearby Geneva

Geneva

Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

 after studying there. She became the official record keeper of the convent. When the Protestant Reformation

Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...

 began to take root there and made life increasingly difficult for Catholics, life became difficult for them. She described the attempt of Protestant women like Marie Dentière

Marie Dentière

Marie Dentière was a Genevan Protestant reformer and theologian. She played an active role in Genevan religion and politics, playing a large role in the closure of Geneva's convents, and preaching with such reformers as John Calvin and William Farel...

 to convert them as well as the harassment by soldiers and negotiations with city councillors in her book the Short Chronicle, which was first published in 1611.

The convent left Geneva and went to Annecy

Annecy

Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:...

in 1535 and Jeanne became its abbess.