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Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (born 1599)

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Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)

French Roman Catholic saint

Marie of the Incarnation , OSU was a French Ursuline nun from Quebec City. As part of a group of nuns sent to New France (Quebec) to establish the Ursuline Order, Marie was crucial in the spread of Catholicism in New France. She was a religious author and has been credited with…
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Ursulines of Quebec

Religious museum and teaching centre

The Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City was founded by a missionary group of Ursuline nuns in 1639 under the leadership of Mother Marie of the Incarnation, O.S.U. It is the oldest institution of learning for women in North America. Today, the monastery serves as the General…
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