{"id":6857,"date":"2018-04-30T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=6857"},"modified":"2018-04-16T16:00:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T22:00:50","slug":"saint-vincents-reading-list-lxii-marie-de-lincarnacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2018\/04\/30\/saint-vincents-reading-list-lxii-marie-de-lincarnacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Vincent\u2019s Reading List LXII: Marie de l\u2019Incarnacion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letter to Monsieur le Bailly de Valancey, in Paris, July, 1650.<\/em><\/p>\n

Call Number: SpCR. 282.44 F815L1650<\/a><\/p>\n

Blessed Marie de l\u2019Incarnation (Barbe Acarie) (1566-1618) was one of the key figures of the famous l\u2019age d\u2019or (age of gold) which provided the basis for the successful reform of the French Catholic church at the dawn of the 17th century.\u00a0 She was a noble woman, widow, and mother of seven children. In 1603 she helped to bring to France the Spanish Discalced Carmelites reformed by Teresa of Avila. She also played a role in the founding of the French Oratory of Jesus with her cousin Cardinal Pierre de Berulle (one of Vincent de Paul\u2019s early mentors in Paris), as well as bringing the Ursulines to France. She was renowned for her charity, mysticism, and zeal for the faith.\u00a0 After the death of her husband in 1614 she entered the Carmel at Amiens as a simple lay sister.\u00a0 She died in 1616.\u00a0 Pius VI approved her beatification \u00a0in 1791.<\/p>\n

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Manuscript letter from Louis XIV to Monsieur le Bailly de Valancey, in Paris, July, 1650.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The present manuscript letter is from the young king Louis XIV, who in 1650 was 12 years old. Louis XIV (1638-1715) at age 5 succeeded his father Louis XIII to the throne of France.\u00a0 His mother Anne of Austria (1601-1666) served as regent from 1643 to 1651 when at age 13 the king reached his majority. The Queen and Cardinal Mazarin continued to play key roles in the kingdom until the king undertook his personal rule in 1661 after Mazarin\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

In this letter the young king writes to the French ambassador in Rome in support of the canonization cause of Marie de l\u2019Incarnation. The French ambassador was Henri d\u2019Estampes-Valen\u00e7ay (1603-1678). As a child he joined the venerable order of Saint John of Jerusalem (the Order of Malta). He rose to the high position of bailiff in the order. He was a knight, and successively served as the commander in Metz, general in chief of the French navy, and general of the galleys of Malta. He served as French ambassador to the Holy See, then as ambassador to Venice. He rose in positions of leadership in the Order of Malta. Valencay died in Malta in 1678.<\/p>\n

The Coste edition of Vincent de Paul\u2019s Correspondence, Conferences and Documents<\/em><\/a> records one mention of Marie de l\u2019Incarnation in the first recorded conference of the founder on July 31, 1634.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 In this conference Vincent noted: \u201cTake care to give an account of your prayer as soon as possible after making it. You can\u2019t imagine how useful this will be. Tell one another quite simply the thoughts God has given you and, above all, be careful to remember the resolutions you took at meditation. Blessed Sister Marie de l\u2019Incarnation used this means to make great progress in perfection. She used to give a careful account of her prayer to her maid. Yes, Sisters, you can\u2019t imagine how much this will benefit you and the pleasure you\u2019ll give to God by acting in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Coste, C.M., Pierre, Vincent de Paul: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents,\u00a0<\/em>ed.\u00a0<\/em>Marie Poole, D.C. (New York: New City Press 1984-2014), 14:4.<\/p>\n

St. Vincent\u2019s Reading List is a recurring blog series exploring texts known to have been read and recommended by Saint Vincent de Paul, those which can be presumed to have been read by him, and works published during his lifetime (1581-1660) illustrating his world. All materials discussed are held by DePaul University\u2019s John T. Richardson Library.\u00a0<\/em>The entire series may be viewed here<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Letter to Monsieur le Bailly de Valancey, in Paris, July, 1650. Call Number: SpCR. 282.44 F815L1650 Blessed Marie de l\u2019Incarnation (Barbe Acarie) (1566-1618) was one of the key figures of the famous l\u2019age d\u2019or (age of gold) which provided the basis for the successful reform of the French Catholic church at the dawn of the <\/p>\n

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