Blessed Marie of the Incarnation was the daughter of a French government official and born on February 1, 1566 as Barbe Aurillot in Paris. She was educated at her aunt's convent and was attracted to religious life, but married Pierre Acarie, an aristocrat and treasury official, at age 16. She was the mother of six, and three became Carmelites and one priest.
When Henry became king he seized the Acarie estates, impoverished the family and exited them from Parish. She to court over the matter and won and reclaimed the family fortune!
She was devoted to the writing of Saint Teresa of Avila and she became active in charities. These good works won her the admiration and support of King Henry. She brought the Discalced Carmelites to France and founded 5 houses between 1604 and 1609. She was widowed at age 47 and she became a Carmelite lay sister in 1613 and took the name of Mary of the Incarnation. She was the spiritual student of Saint Francis de Sales. She died on April 18, 1618 in Pontoise, France. She was beatified in 1791 and awaits canonization.
She is the patron against impoverishment and loss of parents, also parents separated from their children, widows, and poor people.
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