Ursuline
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The word Ursuline is used to describe the following:
  • The Ursulines
    Ursulines
    The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...

    , a Catholic religious order.


Several schools named after the Ursuline religious order, including several named Ursuline Academy.

Ursuline Academy or similar may refer to:

in Canada
  • Ecole des Ursulines, Quebec
    Ecole des Ursulines, Quebec
    The Ecole des Ursulines, known in English as the School of the Ursulines, is among North America's oldest schools. Still operating as a private girls school, it was founded in 1639 by French nun Marie de l'Incarnation and laywoman Marie-Madeline de Chauvigny de la Peltrie...



in England
  • Ursuline College (Westgate-on-Sea)
    Ursuline College (Westgate-on-Sea)
    Ursuline College is a Catholic Sports College located in Westgate-on-Sea, in North-East Kent. Aimed at pupils aged 11 – 19, the College is based within the Ursuline and Catholic ethos, aiding and teaching its pupils within this regime.- History :...

    , a specialist sports school, run within the Ursuline order
  • Ursuline High School (Wimbledon), an all-girls Catholic school in Wimbledon, London, run by the Ursulines
  • Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
    Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
    Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Catholic Voluntary Aided comprehensive school in Brentwood, Essex. In September 1999 the school became a specialist Arts College.-Admissions:...

    , an all-girls Catholic school in Brentwood England, founded by Sr Clare separately from the rest of the order
  • Ilford Ursuline High School, a Catholic Girls school and specialist science school, situated in Ilford
    Ilford
    Ilford is a large cosmopolitan town in East London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It forms a significant commercial and retail...

    , north east London


in Taiwan
  • Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages
    Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages
    The Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages is the only college devoted to languages in Taiwan . It awards A.A., B.S., and B.A. degrees, and recently has started to offer a Master's degree program. Students from abroad can get a visa to study Chinese in Taiwan at Wenzao Ursuline, as it is one of the...

    , a languages school in Kaohsiung, run by the Ursulines


in the United States (by state then city)
  • Ursuline Academy (Delaware)
  • Ursuline Academy (Illinois)
    Ursuline Academy (Illinois)
    Ursuline Academy in Springfield, Illinois, was a Catholic high school that operated from 1857 until 2007. In its final years it was affiliated with Springfield College in Illinois . Ursuline Academy billed itself as a college preparatory school...

  • Ursuline Academy (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    Ursuline Academy (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    Ursuline Academy is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school and elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans...

  • Ursuline Academy of Dedham
    Ursuline Academy of Dedham
    Ursuline Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for young women in grades 7–12. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, USA, it is owned and operated by the Ursuline Sisters, a worldwide teaching order. The academy is a private Catholic school located on a...

    , an all-girls Catholic school in Dedham, Massachusetts, run by the Ursulines
  • Ursuline Academy (St. Louis, Missouri)
    Ursuline Academy (St. Louis, Missouri)
    Ursuline Academy is a private, all-girls' Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.-Background:...

  • Ursuline Academy (Great Falls, Montana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cascade County, Montana
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Cascade County, Montana
    This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cascade County, Montana. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cascade County, Montana, United States...

  • The Ursuline School (New Rochelle, New York)
  • The College of New Rochelle, in New Rochelle, New York
  • Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    Ursuline Academy is a four-year college-preparatory private girls’ Catholic high school founded by the Ursuline sisters of Brown County, Ohio in 1896...

  • Ursuline College
    Ursuline College
    For the English Catholic Sports College, based in Westgate, see Ursuline College .Ursuline College is a small, Roman Catholic liberal arts women's college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for...

    , a women's college in Pepper Pike, Ohio, run by the Ursulines
  • St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio)
    St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio)
    St. Ursula Academy is Toledo’s oldest, all-female, Catholic fully accredited, college preparatory school serving girls in grades 7-12, and has been educating young women of today for tomorrow since 1854.The mission of St...

    , an all-girls Catholic school in Toledo, Ohio, run by the Ursulines
  • Ursuline High School
    Ursuline High School, Youngstown
    Ursuline High School is a private Catholic coeducational secondary school located in Youngstown, Ohio. Founded in 1905 by the Ursuline Sisters, it was an all-women's academy until 1930. The north side school is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown...

    , a co-ed Catholic school in Youngstown, Ohio
  • Ursuline Academy (Pittsburgh), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh Landmark
  • Ursuline Academy of Dallas
    Ursuline Academy of Dallas
    Ursuline Academy of Dallas is a Catholic college preparatory high school for girls located on Walnut Hill Lane, in the area around Preston Hollow in Dallas, Texas...

    , an all-girls Catholic school in Dallas, Texas, run by the Ursulines
  • Ursuline Academy (San Antonio, Texas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bexar County, Texas
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas
    List of Registered Historic Places in Bexar County, TexasThis is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bexar County, Texas...

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