Angela Merici
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Angela Merici was an Italian Catholic religious educator who founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the church through the educati
St. Angela Merici Teaching by Pietro Calzavacca (mid-19th century)
St. Angela Merici (17th century)
The incorrupt body of Saint Angela Merici in Brescia, Italy
Pope Pius VII
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Pope Pius VII was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He was the leader of the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again from 1814 to his death. Chia
Angela Merici
…notably in North America. After her death, Merici was venerated by Catholics around the world and a cause for sainthood was opened. She was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807. Merici was born in 1474 on a farm near Desenzano del Garda, a small town on the southwestern shore of Lake Garda in Lombardy, Italy. She and…
Portrait of Pope Pius VII by Thomas Lawrence, 1819
Teodoro Matteini, Ritratto di Pio VII, 1801
Pope Pius VII by Antonio Canova 1805, Albertinum, Dresden
The birthplace of Pius VII