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Definition of Ursuline

Ursuline
Ursuline Ur"su*line, n. [Cf. F. ursuline.] (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education.
Ursuline
Ursuline Ur"su*line, a. Of or pertaining to St. Ursula, or the order of Ursulines; as, the Ursuline nuns.

Meaning of Ursuline from wikipedia

- Look up Ursuline in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ursuline may refer to: Ursulines, Catholic religious institutes that have been deeply involved in...
- The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of women that in 1572 branched off from the...
- Ursuline College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and...
- Founded in 1905 by the Ursuline Sisters, Ursuline was an all-women's academy until 1930. Around the start of the 20th century, Ursuline High School began service...
- Ursuline Convent (French: Couvent des Ursulines) was a series of historic Ursuline convents in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. In 1727, at the request...
- Ursuline Sisters can refer to one of several religious institutes: Ursulines, founded in Italy in 1535 Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed...
- The Ursuline Monastery of Quebec City (French: Monastère des Ursulines de Québec) was founded by a missionary group of Ursuline nuns in 1639 under the...
- 30 April 1672) was a French Ursuline nun. As part of a group of nuns sent to New France (Quebec) to establish the Ursuline Order, Marie was crucial in...
- Ursuline College Chatham (UCC) is a Catholic secondary school in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. The secondary school offers both English and French immersion...
- Ursuline Campus Schools is a small system of schools located on one, 48-acre (190,000 m2) campus on Lexington Road in Louisville, KY. It consists of five...