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Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (born 1474)

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Angela Merici

Christian saint

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 education of girls.
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Angelines

Secular institute in the Catholic Church

The Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula or officially the Secular Institute of Saint Angela Merici, is a secular institute of consecrated women in the Catholic Church founded in 1535 by Angela Merici in Brescia, Italy. Their primary focus is the education of…
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