The Ursulines is a religious order founded at Brescia, Italy by St. Angela of Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. A religious order is an organization of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with religious devotion. ... For the Italian administrative area, see Province of Brescia Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy with a population of around 200,000. ... Angela Merici (1474? - 1540) was an Italian religious leader and saint born in Desenzano del Garda, province of Brescia. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ...

Prior to its ecclesiastical recognition, St. Angela spent 17 years leading a group of women who regularly met for conferences and devotional practices, but did not live together, known as The Company of St. Ursula. It was approved in 1544 by Pope Paul III, and in 1572 Pope Gregory XIII, at the instance of St. Charles Borromeo, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan, declared it a religious order with enclosure under the rule of St. Augustine. Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... Paul III, né Alessandro Farnese (February 29, 1468 - November 10, 1549) was pope from 1534 to 1549. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Gregory XIII, né Ugo Buoncampagno (January 7, 1502 – April 10, 1585) was pope from 1572 to 1585. ... Carlo Borromeo (October 2, 1538 - November 4, 1584), saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, son of Ghiberto Borromeo, count of Arona, and Margarita de Medici, was born at the castle of Arona on Lago Maggiore. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. ... St. ...

In the following century it was powerfully encouraged and supported by St. Francis of Sales. In most cases, especially in France, the sisters adopted enclosure and took solemn vows; they were called the religious Ursulines as distinct from the congregated Ursulines, who preferred to follow the original plan. There were Ursulines in Canada in 1639, led by who taught the catechism to Indian children, and subsequently helped to preserve a religious spirit among the French population and to westernize the Indians and half-breeds. Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ...

Towards the beginning of the 18th century, the period of its greatest prosperity, the order embraced some 20 congregations, with 350 convents and from 15,000 to 20,000 nuns. The members wear a black dress bound by a leathern girdle, a black sleeveless cloak, and a close-fitting head-dress with a white veil and a longer black veil. Their patron is the St. Ursula mentioned above. The founder was beatified by Clement VIII in 1768 and canonized as St Agnes of Brescia by Pius VII in 1807. The Irish Ursulines were established at Cork in 1771 by Miss Nano Nagle. While some convents in Europe, Canada, and Cuba still observe strict enclosure, most convents have adapted less restrictive forms. Saint Ursula on the coat-of-arms of British Virgin Islands Ursula (small female bear in Latin) is a Christian saint. ... Clement, in the monument in Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, erected by his Borghese heirs Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini (March 1536 - March 5, 1605) was pope from 1592 to 1605. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pope Pius VII, O.S.B., born Giorgio Barnaba Luigi Chiaramonti (August 14, 1740 - August 20, 1823), was Pope from March 14, 1800 to August 20, 1823. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

In the United States, the Ursulines have founded two well-known Catholic women's colleges, Ursulines College in Ohio and College of New Rochelle in New York. State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... The College of New Rochelle is a private Catholic college with its main campus located in New Rochelle, New York. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...

External link

• The Ursulines entry in The Catholic Encyclopedia

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