
Angela Merici
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 484 years ago |
Date of birth | March 21,1474 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Desenzano Del Garda |
Italy | |
Date of died | January 27,1540 |
Died | Brescia |
Italy | |
Feast | 27 January; 31 May (1861-1955); 1 June (1955-1969) |
Siblings | Giana Maria |
Parents | Giovanni Merici |
Caterina Biancosi | |
Founded | Ursulines |
Ursuline Academy | |
Society Of The Sisters Of Saint Ursula Of The Blessed Virgin | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 926558 |
Angela Merici Life story
Angela Merici, or Angela de Merici, was an Italian religious educator, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She found 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.