Angela Merici

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An·gel·a Me·ri·ci (

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), Saint 1474-1540.

Italian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Ursuline order (1535).

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The Ursulines are an interesting case: founded in the 1530s by Angela Merici in Brescia as an association of women living in the community outside any formal structure, they were soon under pressure to accept enclosure.

The single self: feminist thought and the marriage market in early ... by Cox, Virginia / Renaissance Quarterly

Your metaphorical forefinger is probably resting on my building, Saint Angela Merici School, in the South Bronx.

Schools worthy of kids; St. Angela's needs help by Kelly, Patrick F. / Commonweal

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