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Ursula, St

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Ursula, St. The legend of St Ursula and her 11,000 virgins grew out of the veneration of some nameless virgins martyred at Cologne, attested in the 4th–5th cent. By the 8th–9th cent. several thousand virgins were said to have perished. Still later Ursula, whose name was attached to their leader, was described as a British princess who, with 11,000 virgins, went on a pilgrimage to Rome, and on their way back were massacred at Cologne by the Huns. Feast day, 21 Oct., suppressed in 1969.

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Ursula, St

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Ursula, St a legendary British saint and martyr, said to have been put to death with 11,000 virgins after being captured by Huns near Cologne while on a pilgrimage. The legend probably developed from an incident of the 4th century or earlier. Her feast day is 21 October.

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