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January 27 · Optional · White

St Angela Merici

(1474–1540) Foundress of the Ursulines at Brescia, the first teaching order of women in the Church. A Franciscan tertiary, she gathered unmarried women to educate poor girls in their own homes, decades before such work was thought possible.

When is the feast of St Angela Merici?

The feast is celebrated on January 27 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Angela Merici?

The feast of St Angela Merici is celebrated on January 27 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Angela Merici?

(1474–1540) Foundress of the Ursulines at Brescia, the first teaching order of women in the Church. A Franciscan tertiary, she gathered unmarried women to educate poor girls in their own homes, decades before such work was thought…

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