Biography Anonymous: The Life of the Venerable Mother of the Incarnation. V1. 23-Aug-2013

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The Ursuline Convent of Quebec City, (French: Couvent Ursulines), founded in 1639, is the oldest institution of learning for women in North America. Today, the convent operates an historical museum and teaching centre.
The history of the Ursulines in Quebec begins on 1 August 1639, when its first members landed in Canada. The convent was established under the leadership of Mother (now Blessed) Marie of the Incarnation (1599–1672), an Ursuline nun, and Madame Marie-Madeline de Chauvigny de la Peltrie (1603–1671), a rich widow from Alençon in Normandy. The letters royal sanctioning the foundation are dated 1639.
The Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, O.S.U. is regarded as one the Founders of Canada. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1980.

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