Angela Merici

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Angela Merici or Angela de Merici (21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian religious leader and saint. She founded the Order of Ursulines in 1535 in Brescia.

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beatified by

Pope Clement XIII

beatified date

1768-04-30

beatified place

Rome

birth date

1474-03-21

birth place

Italy, Lombardy, Desenzano del Garda, Province of Brescia

canonized by

Pope Pius VII

canonized date

1807-05-24

canonized place

Rome

death date

1549-01-27

death place

Italy, Brescia, Lombardy

major shrine

Italy, Brescia, Lombardy

title

Virgin; Founder of the Order of Ursulines