Political state of France
Pierre Acarie was a member of the Catholic League, as was his father-in-law, Nicolas Avrillot. The Catholic League was founded in Peronne, in May 1576. Henri III, King of France…
Madame Acarie reads St. Teresa of Avila
In 1601, Madame Acarie had the works of St. Teresa of Avila (1515 – 1582) read to her. These had been published in three volumes: The life of Mother Teresa…
Religion in France during the time of Madame Acarie
After the Council of Trent (1545 – 1563), there was a firm commitment to the reform of the Catholic Church in Spain and Italy.In France, as the sixteenth century drew…
The life of Madame Acarie
• Desired and happy child despite a context of civil wars, teenager thwarted in her vocation and mistreated by her mother, • Married at sixteen, happy young woman, mother of…