Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec
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Place of Birth: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France
About Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)
- Saint Marie of the Incarnation, O.S.U.
- (28 October 1599 – 30 April 1672) was an Ursuline nun of the French order.
- As part of a group of nuns sent to New France to establish the Ursuline Order, Marie was crucial in the spread of Catholicism in New France.
- Moreover, she has been credited with founding the first girls’ school in the New World.
- Due to her work, the Catholic Church declared her a saint, and the Anglican Church of Canada celebrates her with a feast day.
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