Angela Merici

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 and temporarily went blind. On her return to Italy, she founded a new women’s religious order in Brescia. The order was named the Ursulines, after St ursula. Angela wrote the Rule and was appointed Superior in 1537. The order was intended as a society of unmarried women, living in their own homes and dedicated to teaching. Over the course of time, community life and even enclosure have been introduced. None the less the Ursulines remain one of the most important teaching orders in the Roman Catholic Church.
   P. Caraman, St Angela (1963);
   Sr Mary Monica, Angela Merici and her Teaching Idea (1927).

Who’s Who in Christianity . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Angela Merici — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Angela de Mérici Fundadora Nacimiento 1470 Italia …   Wikipedia Español

  • 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

  • Angela Merici — Die heilige Angela Merici, Bildnis von Bartolomeo Altomonte in der Ursulinenkirche in Linz Angela Merici (* zwischen 1470 und 1474 in Desenzano del Garda am Gardasee; † 27. Januar 1540 in Brescia) war die Gründerin der Compagnia di Sant Orso …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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

  • 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, 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 — biographical name Saint 1474? 1540 Italian religious & founder of Ursuline order …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Angela Merici — /ahn je lah me rddee chee/ Saint, 1474 1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order. * * * …   Universalium

  • Angela Merici — /andʒələ məˈritʃi/ (say ahnjuhluh muh reechee) noun Saint, 1474?–1540, Italian Roman Catholic nun; founded the Ursuline order in 1535 …  

  • Angela Merici — /ahn je lah me rddee chee/ Saint, 1474 1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”