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Ursula ("small female bear" in Latin) is a Christian saint.Her legend, probably ahistorical, is that she was a British princess who, at the request of her father King Donaut, set sail to join her future husband, the pagan Governor Conan Meriadoc of Armorica ( Brittany), along with 11,000 virginal handmaidens. However, a miraculous storm brought them over the sea in a single day to a Gaulish port, where Ursula declared that before her marriage she would undertake a pan-European pilgrimage. She headed for Rome, with her followers, and persuaded the Pope, Cyriacus (unknown in the pontifical records), and Bishop of Ravenna, Sulpicius, to join them. After setting out for Cologne, which was being besieged by Huns, all the virgins were beheaded in a dreadful massacre. The Huns' leader shot Ursula dead, supposedly in 383.
Ursula and her fellow virgins were buried in Cologne where the "Church of St. Ursula" is dedicated to her. The Order of Ursulines , founded in 1535 by Angela MericiAngela Merici ( 1474? 1540) was an Italian religious leader and saint born in Desenzano del Garda, province of Brescia. She founded the Order of Ursulines in 1535 in Brescia, Italy. Angela Merici was beatified in 1768 by Clement XIII and canonized in 1807, and especially devoted to the education of young girls, has also helped to spread throughout the world the name and the cult of St. Ursula.
Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus ( 1451 1— May 20, 1506) was an explorer and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas in 1492 under the flag of Castilian Spain. He believed that the earth was a relatively small sphere, and argued that a ship cou named the Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The islands are divided into two parts, one of which ( British Virgin Islands) is a dependent territory of the United Kingdom and the other ( U. Virgin Islands) is a dependent territory of the Un after her and her virgins.
Portuguese explorer João Álvares FagundesJoao Alvares Fagundes an explorer and ship owner from Viana do Castelo in Northern Portugal, near Galicia, organized several expeditions to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia around 1520- 1521. Fagundes explored the islands of St Paul near Cape Breton, Sable Is in 1521 named 'Eleven Thousand Virgins' what we know as Saint-Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre and Miquelon ( French Saint-Pierre et Miquelon is a French overseas collectivity consisting of several small islands off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland. Saint-Pierre et Miquelon National motto: A mare labor Official language Fr.
While there was a tradition of virgin martyrs in Cologne by the 5th century4th century 5th century 6th century other centuries) Events Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. Attila the Hun conquers large parts of Europe, threatens to attack Rome in 452 Vandals conquer Carthage in 439, sack Rome in 455 At some point after 440, the Angl, this was limited to a small number between two and eleven according to different sources. The 11,000 were first mentioned in the 9th century8th century 9th century 10th century other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial around 813-around 915 period of serious; suggestions as to where this came from have included reading the name "Undecimillia" or "Ximillia" as a number, or reading the abbreviation "XI. M. V." as eleven thousand (in Roman numbers) virgins rather than eleven martyred virgins.
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