OverviewAI-generated
Saint Ursula was a figure who died in 385. Her work period is recorded as spanning from 400 to 400. She had one child.
In the Middle Ages, she was one of the most loved and popular saints. The legend of Saint Ursula speaks of the sweet evangelizing nature of women.
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Key facts
- Died
- 4th century, Colonia Agrippina , Germania Secunda (modern-day Cologne , Germany)
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion
- Major shrine
- Church of St. Ursula , Cologne
- Feast
- 21 October
- Attributes
- arrow; banner; cloak; clock; maiden shot with arrows; depicted accompanied by a varied number of companions who are being martyred in various ways; ship
- Patronage
- Cologne , England, Binangonan , Rizal (Philippines), Gozo Island , archers , orphans, female students
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ursula
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Dumnonia
- Place of birth
- Cornwall
- Place of death
- Cologne
- Spouse
- Conan Meriadoc
- Father
- Dionotus
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Noble title
- princess
- Image
- Sant'Orsola.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- place of burial
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Madonna
- described at URL
- giovanisanti.wordpress.com/2022/10/19/santorsola-e-compagne-martiri-testimoniare-cristo-con-la-purezza
- significant person
- Siricius
- Commons category
- Saint Ursula
- date of death
- 0385-00-00
- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- manner of death
- homicide
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
- feast day
- October 21
- P6482
- Saint Ursula
- subject has role
- Virgin
- end of work period
- 0400-00-00
- start of work period
- 0400-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ursula (Latin for 'little she-bear') was a Romano-British virgin and martyr possibly of royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar and in some regional calendars of the ordinary form of the Roman Rite is 21 October.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint Ursula” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.