Saint Marie of The Incarnation Guyart
Also known as: Marie Guyard; Marie Guyart of the Incarnation; Marie Guyart; Marie de l’Incarnation; Marie of the Ursulines; Mother of New France; Theresa of the New World
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 30
Born
October 28, 1599
Died
April 30, 1672
Canonized
3 April 2014 by Pope Francis (equipollent canonization)
Beatified
22 June 1980 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Marie of The Incarnation Guyart, also known as Marie Guyard, Marie Guyart of the Incarnation, Marie Guyart, Marie de l’Incarnation, Marie of the Ursulines, Mother of New France, and Theresa of the New World, was born on October 28, 1599, in Tours, France. She came from a humble background as the daughter of a baker and grew up in a family of craftsmen and tradesmen....