St Ursula was born in the 4th century AD in England and died as a martyr on October 21 383 AD in Cologne, Germany. We celebrate her feast day on October 21 every year in the Catholic Church
Saint Ursula was an Incredible princess, the girl of a Christian British ruler and Saint Daria.
She travelled across Europe in the company of 11,000 individual ladies.
Ursula and her company of virgins were tortured to death in Cologne, Germany by the Huns to get them to denounce their faith in Christ.
The namesake for the Ursuline Order was established for the training of youthful Catholic young ladies and ladies.
St Ursula is the Patron Saint of
- British Virgin Islands
- Catholic education (especially of girls)
- Cologne, Germany
- Educators
- Holy death
- Schoolchildren
- Students
- Teachers
- University of Paris
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