Angela Merici

[ ahn-je-lah me-ree-chee ]

noun

1. Saint, 1474–1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order.

Example Sentences

It was the third year in a row that the group from the St. Angela Merici Catholic Church had attended OneLife LA, a march and event led by Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.

From Los Angeles Times

St. Angela Merici in Metairie has a similar program, and St. Paul’s in Covington plans to start a smaller one next year, Lancaster said.

From Washington Times

According to the Guardian, Scuccia led a rebellious youth and strayed from her Catholic upbringing but received a calling to become a nun after auditioning for a musical about the founder of the Ursuline order, St. Angela Merici.

From Los Angeles Times

Ursuline, ur′sū-lin, adj. of or pertaining to St Ursula, esp. pertaining to the female teaching order founded by St Angela Merici of Brescia in 1537.

From Project Gutenberg

This very interesting woman of Columbus' Century, whose life is comparatively little known, though her work occupies a very important place in the history of education ever since, was Angela Merici, the foundress of the Ursulines.

From Project Gutenberg