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
Feast Day
30 April; formerly 27 February
Born
28 October 1599 at Tours, France
Died
30 April 1672 of hepatitis in Quebec, Canada
Canonized
3 April 2014 by Pope Francis (equipollent canonization)
Beatified
22 June 1980 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
19 July 1911 by Pope Saint Pius X
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. On her mother's side, she was related to the noble Barbon de la Bourdaisière family.
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