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Angela Merici

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[ahn-je-lah me-ree-chee] / ˈɑn dʒɛ lɑ mɛˈri tʃi /

noun

  1. Saint, 1474–1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order.


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Saint Angela Merici, the Foundress of the Ursulines, was born on the 2lst of March, 1474, therefore was considerably advanced in life when Luther took up arms against the Church.

From The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation by Religious of the Ursuline Community, A

A religious order of women, in the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1535 at Brescia, by Angela Merici.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

Ursuline, ur′sū-lin, adj. of or pertaining to St Ursula, esp. pertaining to the female teaching order founded by St Angela Merici of Brescia in 1537.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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