Marie Guyart-Martin

MARIE
GUYART-MARTIN

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[Ursulines] - [Wendat]

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Below are important moments in Ursuline history
as they occur in parallel with important events in Church and world history.

Ursuline Roots and Development

Dates	Important Moments in Ursuline History	Important Events in Church and World History
Approx. 1474	Birth of Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursulines, in Desenzano, Lombardy (Northern Italy).	1468 - Death of Gutenberg, the typographer. With Fust, he prints the Bible. 1473 - Birth of Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy.
Between 1484 and 1490	Angela loses both father and mother.
1490 - 1500	She lives with her uncle in Salo. Angela becomes a Franciscan Tertiary. She has a vision: ŤYou will found a company of virgins in Brescia...ť	1494 - Beginning of the ŤItalian Warsť with Charles VIII. Discovery of America. Era of the great painters: Michelangelo, Titian, Raphael, Memling, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli. Building of the great French chateaux, etc.
1516	While in Brescia, Angela lives in the homes of different families.	1512 - Brescia is beseiged and sacked by French troops. 1515 - Birth of Theresa of Avila. 1517 - Luther breaks with Rome.
1518 - 1532	Period of Angela's pilgrimages: - Mantua (1518); - Holy Land (1524) - Mont Varallo (3 trips between 1528-1532) - Rome, for the Jubilee. Audience with Pope Clement VII (1525)	1519 - Magellan sets out on his first world tour. 1527 - Rome is sacked by the army of Charles V. 1531- Pizarro (Spain) conquers Peru and Chile. 1532 - Cortez (Spain) conquers Mexico.
1535 November 25 1536	Founding of the Company of St. Ursula (Ursulines) by Angela Merici Episcopal approval of the Ursulines.	1534 - Founding of the Company of Jesus (Jesuits) by Ignatius of Loyola. 1534 - Jacques Cartier (France) discovers Canada. 1536 - Calvin and French Protestantism.
1540 January 27	Angela Merici dies. (She will be beatified in 1768 and canonized in 1807.)	1540 - Papal Bull of Paul III approving the Jesuit foundation.
1544	Papal Bull of Paul III approving Angela's Company of St. Ursula.	1545 - Opening of the Council of Trent.
1566	In Milan, first incidence of Ursulines living together as a community.	Influence of Charles Borromeo on Ursuline life.
1592	First Ursuline establishment in France (Avignon). Having received a copy of Angela's Rule from an Italian priest, the Bishop of Avignon gives it to a group of young women.
1599	Marie Guyart (Marie of the Incarnation) is born in Tours, France.
1607	At the age of 7, Marie has a dream: ŤWill you be mine?ť Jesus asks her. ŤYesť, she answers. Marie of the Incarnation (Marie Guyart)'s dream, aged seven
1608		Founding of Quebec by Champlain (France).
1612	The Company of St. Ursula becomes a religious Order in Paris.
1618	Marie Guyart weds Claude Martin.
1622	Beginning of Ursuline expansion outside of France.
1631	Widowed in 1619, Marie Guyart enters the Ursulines of Tours and takes the name Marie of the Incarnation.
1638		Birth of Louis XIV, future King of France (1643-1715), son of Louis XIII and Ann of Austria.
1639	Linden Wood Sculpture by Jean-Julien Bourgault, 1947 (Replica of a Monument by Émile Brunet) - Marie of the Incarnation leaves for New France (Canada). While in prayer, she had heard the words, ŤYou must go there and build a house for Jesus and Mary.ť The trip lasts from May 4 to August 1, 1639. - Founding of the Ursulines of Quebec.	Before their departure, Marie of the Incarnation and her companions are the guests of Ann of Austria. They have the privilege of seeing the Dauphin.
1642-1649		Period of the Canadian Martyrs.
1659		Arrival of Quebec's first bishop, Bishop Laval.
1660		Louis XIV weds with Marie-Thérčse of Austria.
1672	Marie of the Incarnation dies.

The Ursulines made their home in Quebec in 1639 with the arrival of Marie of the Incarnation (Marie Guyart) from Tours, France. Two other Sisters came with her, as well as Madame de la Peltrie, a well-to-do widow who had dedicated her life and goods to the new foundation. From this tiny seedling were born other Monasteries, and this, as early as 1697, in Three Rivers.

The Community has attached great importance to the historical value of its "papers" right from the beginning. There exists a fact confirming this, very early on: Marie of the Incarnation saved precious documents from a terrible fire that destroyed the whole Monastery. This is how she relates the episode:

"I wanted to go up to the place where I had stored the fabrics and other community supplies; but God made me forget about this to go instead and save the community's papers. I threw them out the window of our room with whatever else I was able to get my hands on."

Documents covering the past three hundred years and more constitute an archival repository that speaks of the spiritual and material aspects of our lives throughout these years, and of our educational and charitable mission.

Religious archives are private. However, many of these documents of precious heritage may be consulted for research purposes, except in those cases where access is denied by the Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé or by internal policy. In addition, duplication and use of the documents are subject to Canadian Copyright Law.

Anyone wanting to research our Ursuline Archives makes an appointment with the archivist, specifies the subject of his or her research, and conforms to the rules of consultation. Identification and reference may be required. Consultation, duplication, and postal fees are assumed by the researcher. Ursuline archival repositories may be found in the following locations.