Marie Maillard

Marie Maillard became Marie Briel aka Mary Maillard (25 September 1680 – 23 November 1731) was a French born huguenot who was the reported beneficiary of miraculous healing in London.

Life Maillard was born in Cognac, Saintonge, France. Her parents, John Maillard and Charlotte du Dognon, were Huguenots. When she was about nine, her family moved to the Huguenot area of London to escape persecution in France. When she was thirteen, she was sent to live with another refugee girl named Renée de Laulan. Jane Shaw notes that Wellwood took an indecisive approach. This was an enlightened time, and the illogical existence of miracles raised questions. Wellwood noted that the atheists and enthusiasts could decide their approach easily, but he found it difficult to take a side on this happening that was "above the road of nature".

Over the next couple of years, there were other remarkable cures reported of young girls, and each case involved reading the Bible which was published. Maillard lived and died in Bishopsgate in 1731. Over fifty years later, the case continued to attract interest. In 1787, Wellwood's letter and other accounts summarising the case were republished.