Order of St. Ursula of the Roman Union (O.S.U.)

Ursuline Sisters

Also known as: Orden de Santa Úrsula (español) / Ordre de Sainte-Ursule (français) / Suore Orsoline dell’Unione Romana (Italiano) / Ordem de Santa Úrsula (Português) / 聖吳蘇樂女修會 (正體中文)

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Type: Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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History

Contact Info

Address: Via Nomentana 236, 00162 Roma, Italy

Superiors

Prioress General:AustraliaSr. Susan Flood, O.S.U. (2019.09.28 – ...)

Past Superiors

Prioress General:TaiwanSr. Cecilia Wang (王彩俶), O.S.U. (2007.10 – 2019.09.28)
Prioress General:FranceSr. Colette Lignon, O.S.U. (1995 – 2007.10)
Prioress General:FranceSr. Bernadette Joseph Berquer, O.S.U. (1983 – 1995)
Prioress General:AustraliaSr. Mary Judith Mietzelfeld, O.S.U. (1971 – 1983)
Prioress General:GermanySr. Maria Felicia Pastoors, O.S.U. (1959 – 1971)
Prioress General:FranceSr. Marie de Saint-Jean Martin, O.S.U. (1926 – 1956)
Prioress General:SloveniaSr. Angele de Notre-Dame Lorenzutti, O.S.U. (1910 – 1926)
Prioress General:Sr. Marie de Saint-Julien Aubry, O.S.U. (1900 – 1909)

Founder

Founder:ItalySaint Sr. Angela Merici, O.S.U. (1535)

Saints (2)

1672: CanadaSaint Marie de l’Incarnation (Marie Guyart), religious

1540: ItalySaint Angela Merici, religious

Blesseds (29)

1943: PolandBlessed Maria Klemensa Staszewska, religious and martyr

1918: GermanyBlessed Blandine (Maria Magdalena Merten), religious

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Natalie-Joseph de Saint-Louis (Louise-Joseph Vanot), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Laurentine de Saint-Stanislaus (Jeanne-Reine Prin), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Ursule-Joseph de Saint-Bernardine (Hyacinthe-Augustine-Gabrielle Bourla), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Louise de Saint-François (Marie-Geneviève-Joseph Ducrez), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Augustine-Clementine-Joseph du Sacre-Cœur de Jésus (Marie-Madeleine-Joseph Déjardins), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Clotilde-Angèle de Saint-François-Borgia (Clotilde-Joseph Paillot), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Scholastique de Saint-Jacques (Marie-Marguerite-Joseph Leroux), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Joséphine (Anne-Joseph Leroux), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Françoise (Marie-Liévine Lacroix), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Anne-Marie Joseph (Marie-Augustine Erraux), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-Cordule-Joseph de Saint-Dominique (Jeanne-Louise Barré), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-Melanie (Marie-Anne-Madeleine de Guilhermier), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Marie-des-Anges (Marguerite-Marie-Anne de Rocher), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-Sophie (Marie-Gertrude de Ripert d’Alauzier), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Agnès-de-Jésus (Sylvie-Agnès de Romillon), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-Sophie (Marie-Marguerite de Barbégie d’Albrède), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-Bernard (Jeanne-Marie de Romillon), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-François (Marie-Anne Lambert), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Sainte-Françoise (Marie-Anne Depeyre), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-Gervais (Marie-Anastasie de Roquard), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-Michel (Marie-Anne Doux), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-André (Marie-Rose Laye), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed du-Cœur-de-Marie (Dorothée-Madeleine-Julie de Justamond), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Saint-Basil (Anne Cartier), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Catherine-de-Jésus (Marie-Madeleine Justamond), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed Claire de Saint-Rosalie (Marie-Claire du Bac), religious and martyr

1794: FranceBlessed du-Cœur-de-Jésus (Élisabeth-Thérèse de Consolin), religious and martyr

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Statistics (2022.12.31)

Houses: 177

Members: 1,425

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