Merici, Saint Angela

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• Angela Merici, Saint — • Biography of the founder of the Ursulines, who died in 1540 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Angela Merici, Saint — ▪ Roman Catholic saint born March 21, 1470/74, Desenzano, republic of Venice [Italy] died Jan. 27, 1540, Brescia; canonized May 24, 1807; feast day January 27       founder of the Ursuline (q.v.) order, the oldest order of women in the Roman… …   Universalium

• Angela Merici,Saint — An·gel·a Me·ri·ci (ăn jə lə mə rēʹchē), Saint. 1474 1540. Italian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Ursuline order (1535). * * * …   Universalium

• Angela Merici — Saint Angela De Merici Saint Angela Merici as a teacher. 19th century devotional painting, by P. Calzavacca Virgin; Founder of the Order of Ursulines Born 21 March 1474( …   Wikipedia

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• Ángela de Mérici — O.C.U Fundadora Nacimiento 1470 Desenzano, Italia Fallecimiento …   Wikipedia Español

• Angela (given name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Angela imagesize= caption= pronunciation = gender = Female meaning = Messenger region = origin = Greek related names = Angie, Angel, Angelina, Angeline, Angelika, Angelita wiktionary entry = Angela popularity =… …   Wikipedia

• Angèla Mérici — Angèle Mérici Pour les articles homonymes, voir Angèle. Statue d Angèle Merici à Desenzano Sainte Angèle Mérici, née à Desenzano (Italie) c.1470 et décédé …   Wikipédia en Français

• Angela Merici — (1474–1540)    Saint and Order Founder.    Angela was born in Desenzano, Italy. In her youth she joined a Franciscan Tertiary Order and devoted herself to a life of nursing and education. During a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524, she suddenly …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Saint Ursula — This article is about the saint. For schools by the same name, see St. Ursula Academy. Infobox Saint name=Saint Ursula birth date= death date=date has been assigned by different writers to 238, 283, 383, 451, and 640. feast day=October 21… …   Wikipedia