RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Marie of the Incarnation

1599 - 1672

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Marie of the Incarnation, OSU (28 October 1599 – 30 April 1672) was a French Ursuline nun. 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie of the Incarnation is the 2,482nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,263rd in 2019), the 3,846th most popular biography from France (down from 3,773rd in 2019) and the 198th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Marie of the Incarnation ranks 2,482 out of 3,187. Before her are Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, António Ribeiro, Ricardo Blázquez, John Zizioulas, Thomas I of Constantinople, and Jorge María Mejía. After her are Felix of Byzantium, François Marty, Kirill of Turov, François de Laval, Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, and Paolo Sardi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1599, Marie of the Incarnation ranks 18. Before her are Andrea Sacchi, Robert Blake, Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Adriaen van Utrecht, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé, and Prasat Thong.  Among people deceased in 1672, Marie of the Incarnation ranks 18. Before her are Adil Giray, Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Pierre Séguier, Anne Marie Martinozzi, Madeleine Béjart, and François de La Mothe Le Vayer. After her are Georg Stiernhielm, Guy Patin, Anne Bradstreet, and Francis Willughby.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marie of the Incarnation ranks 3,846 out of 6,770. Before her are Joseph-François Michaud (1767), Marie de Nemours (1625), Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans (1714), Boris Cyrulnik (1937), Christian Herter (1895), and Lucien Démanet (1874). After her are Jean Mermoz (1901), Gustave Sandras (1872), Joachim Barrande (1799), Antonin Mercié (1845), Bernard-Marie Koltès (1948), and Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Marie of the Incarnation ranks 198. Before her are Chlodulf of Metz (null), Léon-Adolphe Amette (1850), Marie-Dominique Chenu (1895), Peter of Bruys (1095), Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (1874), and Jean de Brébeuf (1593). After her are François Marty (1904), François de Laval (1623), Claude Fleury (1640), Jeanne Jugan (1792), Amalberga of Maubeuge (601), and Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817).

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