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Born in Paris (France), 15th July 1809, died in Fiesole (Italy), 4th May 1889.

Act of cession of the Credo and of the surrounding lands outside of the fence of the Carmelite Sisters living in the sanctuary, which was made to guarantee the chaplaincy of the Carmelite Sisters by the White Fathers (Easter 1883), 2 copies.

Françoise-Marie-Aloysia Maret : born in Camaret (Vaucluse department, France) in 1824. Daughter of François Maret, mayor of Camaret, and Marie-Thérèse Dianoux, land owner. She entered the Carmel on January 1846. Faith profession on November 21, 1847. She was elected vice-prioress and then prioress on December 25, 1865. She was elected prioress again from 1865 to 1870, and she was also novices' supervisor. She went to settle the Jerusalem Carmelite convent on October 9, 1873. She died there on December 13, 1902.

Poems from Rennes, France (Sister Marie de la Trinité) and Carpentras, France.
Two homilies.
Story of the travel of the Founding Mothers of the Carmelite convent of the Pater Noster; gift from the Carmelite convent of Rennes to the Founding Mother Aloysia for her 50th religious life anniversary, January 31, 1896.
Copy on a blue notebook by Sister Marguerite-Marie Guiomar, incomplete. It ends at page 92. Attached is a photocopy of this notebook.

Obituary of Mother Aloysia written by Mother Marie de Jésus-Hostie (Régina Catafago), August 2, 1903.
Obituary of Mother Thérèse de Jesus Bédoin, prioress of Carpentras (France), written on May 20, 1891 by Mother Louise de Jesus Raymond, prioress of Carpentras (France).
Note: Mother Céleste-Louise de Jésus Raymond was born in Camaret like Mother Aloysia Maret. Daughter of François Raymond and Rose Dianous (a cousin of Mother Aloysia Maret's mother). Enters the Carmelite convent in 1849 and makes profession on February 8, 1850. Sister Céleste-Louise is prioress in 1886 and 1891. Mother Xavier Deschamps's two last letters are adressed to her.

Autograph document, unsigned, by Mother Alyosia.

Letter to Mother Xavier Deschamps, living in Carpentras (France) in those days (November 12, 1873).
Two poems written for her diamond anniversary (undated).
Note: born in Avignon (France). Profession in the Carmel of Carpentras on February 2, 1860 (26 years and 11 months).

These letters had been received before Mother Xavier visited the Carmelite convent of the Pater Noster, while she and Mother Thérèse Guyot were still in Suez (1873). Included is a photograph of Mgr Louis Poyet (1873-1890). Second letter to Mother Xavier Deschamps (January 23, 1873). See also section 3 A 4. 4.
Mgr Poyet : narrative of the encounter between Mother Xavier and Aurélie de La Tour d'Auvergne (April 1872) by Mother Aloysia, 1890.

Typed letters with a summary of the texts, statistics, and list of the letters (1857-1864);
Typed letters from Mother Xavier to her family (1862-1870, the file including years 1862 to 1864 is missing);
Typed letters from Mother Xavier to her family (1871-1874);
Letters from Mother Xavier to her family (1875-1887).

Written by Mother Aloysia Maret on December 15, 1889.