1. A term encompassing a number of religious institutes of the Catholic Church, such as the Order of St. Ursula or the Ursulines of the Roman Union

1. A member of a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded by St. Angela Merici in 1535, dedicated primarily to education
   "The Ursuline nuns established many schools throughout North America"

Type of: monastic order, order

Encyclopedia: Ursulines