
Suzana Fountan
Suzana Fountan, also known by her assumed name Fabre, was a French governess who became embroiled in a scandalous affair with Salvatore Giovanni Riggitano, leading to her pregnancy and subsequent birth of her son, Jean Prevost, in a Catholic mother and baby home in the summer of 1917. Her tumultuous life story has drawn genealogical interest as it connects to the lineage of Pope Leo XIV.
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Suzana Fountan was accused of being involved with Salvatore Riggitano.
a birth in a mother and baby home – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·
Ireland· 2026-09-25





