and Spirituality: Women and the Roman Catholic Church in Britain and Europe, 1200–1900 (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), External links Founder Statue in St Peter's Basilica Ursuline Sisters of Cincinnati follow her teachings: St. Angela Merici Ursuline Network 1474 births 1540 deaths People from Desenzano del Garda Italian educators Founders of Catholic religious communities Italian Roman Catholic saints Franciscan saints Members of the Third Order of Saint Francis Incorrupt saints Christian female saints of the Early Modern era 15th-century Italian women 16th-century Italian women 16th-century Christian saints Beatifications by Pope Clement XIII Canonizations by Pope Pius VII