The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula, is an enclosed religious order of women that in 1572 branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula. The Ursulines t
Saint Ursula, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli (c. 1455–1460)
The tombstone of the Ursuline Sisters in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)
Ursuline Convent, Dallas, Texas, postcard, circa 1901–1907
Ursuline Convent, Toledo, Ohio
Ursula was a Romano-British virgin and martyr possibly of royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. Her feast day in the pre
Ursulines
…Company of Saint Ursula. The Ursulines trace their origins to the Angeline foundress Angela Merici and likewise place themselves under the patronage of Saint Ursula. While the Ursulines took up a monastic way of life under the Rule of Saint Augustine, the Angelines operate as a secular institute. The largest group…
Hans Memling, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula
Saint Ursula, c. 1650, Italy
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (German school, 16th century)