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Angela Merici, Saint
Angela Merici, Saint, foundress of the Ursulines, b. March 21, 1474, at Desenzano, a small town on the southwestern shore of Lake Garda in Lombardy; d. January 27, 1540, at Brescia. She was left an orphan at the age of ten and together with her elder sister came to the home of her uncle at the neighboring town of Salo where they led an angelic life.
Saint angela merici biography of christopher
When her sister met with a sudden death, without being able to receive the last sacraments, young Angela was much distressed. She became a tertiary of St. Francis and greatly increased her prayers and mortifications for the repose of her sister’s soul.
In her anguish and pious simplicity she prayed God to reveal to her the condition of her deceased sister. It is said that by a vision she was satisfied that her sister was in the company of the saints in heaven. When she was twenty years old, her uncle died, and she returned to her paternal home at Desenzano.
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