Ursula | |
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Virgin and martyr | |
Venerated in | |
Major shrine | Church of St. Ursula, Cologne |
Feast | 21 October |
Attributes | arrow; banner; cloak; clock; maiden shot with arrows; depicted accompanied by a varied number of companions who are being martyred in various ways; ship |
Patronage | Cologne, England, Island of Gozo,[1] archers, orphans, female students, Binangonan, Rizal (Philippines) |
Ursula (Latin for 'little female bear') was a Romano-British virgin and martyr possibly of royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar and in some regional calendars of the ordinary form of the Roman Rite is 21 October.