Saint Ursula

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Saint Ursula is a legendary Christian virgin martyr, venerated especially in medieval Europe as the leader of a group of virgins martyred at Cologne.

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Label Occurrences
Saint Ursula canonical 6

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian martyr
legendary Christian saint
virgin martyr
associatedWithCity Cologne
associatedWithCountry Germany
associatedWithPeople 11,000 Virgins
category Cologne saints
Legendary Christian saints
Virgin martyrs
commemoratedOn Roman Martyrology
companionsNumberTradition 11,000 virgins
cultFlourishedIn Middle Ages
cultRegion England
Germany
Western Europe
eraOfLegend Late Antiquity
feastDay 21 October
gender female
honoredAs saint
iconographicAttribute arrow
banner
crown
group of virgin companions
inspiredReligiousOrder Ursulines
linked to: Ursulines of Quebec
legendaryStatus her historicity is uncertain
legendIncludes large group of virgin companions
massacre at Cologne
voyage by sea to join her betrothed
liturgicalColor red
majorShrine Basilica of St. Ursula, Cologne
martyrdomCause killed by Huns
martyrdomPlace Cologne
patronage Archdiocese of Cologne
Catholic education
City of Cologne
linked to: Cologne

Ursuline nuns
linked to: Ursulines of Quebec

archers
educators
students
young girls
patronageRelatedInstitution Ursuline schools
linked to: Ursulines of Quebec
relicsVeneratedAt Basilica of St. Ursula, Cologne
religion Christianity
UrsulinesFoundedBy Angela Merici
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nieuwe Kerk, Delft dedicatedTo Saint Ursula
Ursulines of Quebec namedAfter Saint Ursula
New Church (Delft) dedicatedTo Saint Ursula
subject linked to: New Church
Ursula associatedWith Saint Ursula