Theology Mid-term
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- November 25, 1535
- The founding day of the Company of St. Ursula
- January 27, 1540
- The death day of St. Angela Merici
- 1639
- Mother Marie of the Incarnation Guyart traveled to Canada with companions, spreading Ursuline education
- 1893
- The founding day of Ursuline Acadamy in Wilmington, Delaware
- St. Angela Merici
- The founder of the Company of St. Ursula
- St. Ursula
- Early Christian Martyr- Model for the Sisters of Saint Ursula
- St. Afra
- Early Christian Martyr- Ex- prostitute, changed her ways a gave her life for Christ
- St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Virgin + Marytr-- Patroness of philosophers and preachers. Was offered a royal marriage if she would give up her faith. Her refusal landed her in prison where she converted king's wife and 200 soldiers. They were all put to death
- Mother Marie of the Incarnation
- Founder of the Ursuline community in North America
- St. Charles Borromeo
- Archbishop of Milan- called upon his bishops to found Ursuline communities- Established Ursuline community in 1566
- Milan
- Where Ursuline Sisters spread to under Charles Borromeo
- Ferrera
- City in Italy where Ursuline sisters moved-- lead to the movement of France
- Bordeaux, France
- Important community-- Sisters became cloistered but continued to run schools and teach-- Sisters here took 3 vows
- Paris
- Important community- Similar to Bordeaux-- Made 4 vows; vow to continue to teach
- New Orleans, LA
- Established in 1727-- first U.S. Ursuline community
- Quebec, Canada
- Esablished in 1639 by Mother Marie of the Incarnation
- Bedford Park, NY
- Ursuline community
- Pilgrimages: Varallo
- Went because of shrines
- Pilgrimiges: Rome
- Place of 1st early Christian Martrys tombs
- Brescia- Catherine Patengola
- Widow that St. Angela Merici stayed with while she was 3rd order
- Third Order Franciscans
- Lay people-- St. Angela Merici was 3rd Order
- Desenzano/ Salo
- The birthplace of St. Angela/ Moved there after death of parents
- 2 choices for women in the time of St. Angela
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1. to become a nun = be cloistered
2. Arranged marriage = no freedom - Ursuline school colors red and white-- Why?
- They are the colors of Martyrdom and St. Ursula was a Martyr
- Where did the company of St. Ursula spread to from Italy
- France
- Oldest Ursuline foundation-- When was it founded
- New Orleans-- 1727
- Type of work Ursulines did in North America
- Taught young girls
- Why did Ursulines go to St. Louis and New York
- They were asked to help the German Immigrants there
- How did Ursulines come to Wilmington DE
- Archbishop asked Sisters to start community here
- When did Ursuline Sisters come to Wilmington
- 1873
- What did Pope Leo XIII ask the Ursulines to do in 1900
- Asked the Ursulines to get together under 1 head in Rome
- Who are the Ursulines of the Roman Union
- The Ursulines that joined under the 1 head in Rome
- What is the motto of Ursuline schools + what does it mean?
- Serviam- I will serve
- Where does the word Bible come from and what does it mean?
- Comes from Latin word "bibla" meaning "the books"
- What are the 2 main divisions of the Bible?
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Old Testament(Before Christ)
New Testament(The Years of Christ and after) - How is the Bible a lover letter from God?
- It is a love letter because God put his love for us in writing in the Bible
- What does it mean to say that the sacred scriptures were inspired by God?
- It means that God inspired the authors of the Bible to write what the did