Ursuline Sisters
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Ursuline Sisters can refer to one of several religious order
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Religious order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some...
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- UrsulinesUrsulinesThe Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...
, founded in Italy in 1535 - Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed VirginSociety of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed VirginThe Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in 1606 at Döle , France, by the Venerable Anne de Xainctonge...
, established 1606 - Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (Grey Ursulines)Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (Grey Ursulines)The Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, also known as the Grey Ursulines, is a Catholic order founded by Saint Ursula Julia Ledochowska in Poland. At present the Congregation consists of over 900 sisters in 12 countries...
, est. 1920 (1908)