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ursuline

One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year

, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as

, and into the United States in

. The members are devoted entirely to education. Of or pertaining to St. Ursula, or the order of Ursulines; as, the Ursuline nuns.

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