Margaret of the Blessed Sacrament
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Marguerite Guillot, better known as Blessed Margaret of the Blessed Sacrament (Paris
, 6 March 1590; there 24 May 1660) was a French Carmelite nun. She was the second daughter of Madame Acarie, the Blessed Marie of the Incarnation
, who introduced the Reformed Carmelites into France. Along with Saint Peter Julian Eymard
, in 1858 she established the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament
, a cloistered contemplative congregation of women.
Directed by Pierre de Bérulle
, she took the religious habit at the first Carmelite convent, Rue St. Jacques, Paris, 15 September 1605. On 21 November 1606, she made her vows privately, and on 18 March 1607, she made them solemnly, under the care of Mother Anne de Saint-Barthélemi.
In 1615 she was made sub-prioress, and in 1618, prioress of the convent of Tours. She was sent in 1620 to restore harmony in the convent at Bordeaux
. Shortly after this she was ordered to the convent of Saintes
, where she remained eighteen months, and in 1624 was recalled to Paris, to replace as prioress Mother Madeleine de Saint-Joseph in the convent situated in the Rue Chapon. After having been several times prioress of the convent of the Rue Chapon, where she showed a zeal for bodily mortification that her superiors had sometimes to moderate, she was attacked by dropsy, of which she died. Her heart was taken to the monastery of Pontoise, where her mother had been buried, and her body remained in the convent of the Rue Chapon, where it was kept until 1792.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 6 March 1590; there 24 May 1660) was a French Carmelite nun. She was the second daughter of Madame Acarie, the Blessed Marie of the Incarnation
Marie of the Incarnation
Marie of the Incarnation , born as Barbara Avrillot and known also as Madame Acarie, was foundress of the French Carmelites.-Biography:...
, who introduced the Reformed Carmelites into France. Along with Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Peter Julian Eymard
Saint Peter Julian Eymard was a French Catholic priest, founder of two religious orders, and a canonized saint....
, in 1858 she established the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament
Servants of the Blessed Sacrament
The Servants of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic contemplative, but not cloistered, congregation of sisters with a focus on Eucharistic adoration....
, a cloistered contemplative congregation of women.
Directed by Pierre de Bérulle
Pierre de Bérulle
Pierre de Bérulle was a French cardinal and statesman, one of the most important mystics of the 17th century in France, and founder of the French school of spirituality, who could count among his friends and disciples St. Vincent de Paul and St...
, she took the religious habit at the first Carmelite convent, Rue St. Jacques, Paris, 15 September 1605. On 21 November 1606, she made her vows privately, and on 18 March 1607, she made them solemnly, under the care of Mother Anne de Saint-Barthélemi.
In 1615 she was made sub-prioress, and in 1618, prioress of the convent of Tours. She was sent in 1620 to restore harmony in the convent at Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
. Shortly after this she was ordered to the convent of Saintes
Saintes
Saintes is a French commune located in Poitou-Charentes, in the southwestern Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture. Its inhabitants are called Saintaises and Saintais....
, where she remained eighteen months, and in 1624 was recalled to Paris, to replace as prioress Mother Madeleine de Saint-Joseph in the convent situated in the Rue Chapon. After having been several times prioress of the convent of the Rue Chapon, where she showed a zeal for bodily mortification that her superiors had sometimes to moderate, she was attacked by dropsy, of which she died. Her heart was taken to the monastery of Pontoise, where her mother had been buried, and her body remained in the convent of the Rue Chapon, where it was kept until 1792.