Marie of the Incarnation, foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec (died 1672)

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…