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This saint, born in 1474, has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called “secular institutes” (the Company of Saint Ursula) and the first teaching order of women in the Church. She is featured on four Vatican stamps, including one stamp that is part of the iconic "Council of Trent" issue of 1946. She is the patron saint of teachers and educators, and her feast day is January 27th. Who is this saint?

   St. Ursula
   St. Agnes
   St. Angela Merici
   St. Agatha

Your answer was: St. Ursula.


Answer: St. Angela Merici - foundress of the Ursula sisters and patron saint of teachers.

See also:
• Saint Angela Merici SAINT OF THE DAY https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-angela-merici
• 450th Anniversary Of The Death Of St. Angela Merici UFN Bulletin 90-04
• Thomas I Crimando, New Issues Vatican Notes Volume 39, Issue 1 July 1990, Page 1


St. Angela Merici
Scott # 111 (1946)
(Council of Trent series)

     
450th Anniversary of Death St. Angela Merici
Scott # 850-852 (1990)


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