Our Patroness, Saint Ursula

Ursula and the companions she attracted, 4th century virgin martyrs of Cologne, touched the deepest aspirations of Angela by their faith, their virginity, their courage, their fidelity even to the shedding of their blood. In Ursula she chose a patron for her Company who embodied the ideals she and her companions would try to live.

Ursula's royal dignity evokes that of the virgins of the Company, "spouses of the Son of God, called to become queens in heaven." (Rule, Prologue/17)

Saint Ursula meeting the Holy Father; Stained glass window, Ursuline Generalate