聖烏蘇拉

聖烏蘇拉（Saint Ursula）是天主教的一位聖人。根據蒙茅斯的傑佛瑞所著的不列顛諸王史，她是康沃爾國王Dionotus的女兒，並且被嫁給布列塔尼總督康南·梅里亞德。傳說她與一萬一千名侍女一同出航，在正式婚禮之前她決定先前往歐洲各地朝聖。到了科隆時，他們被攻來的匈人軍隊包圍，烏蘇拉與一萬一千名侍女一同殉道。[1][2]她的瞻禮日為10月21日。位在加勒比海的維京群島（西班牙文：Islas Vírgenes，處女之地）即以她命名。

聖烏蘇拉

參考

Carole M. Cusack, "Hagiography and History: the Legend of Saint Ursula" （页面存档备份，存于）, in Carole M. Cusack and Peter Oldmeadow (eds.), This Immense Panorama Studies in Honour of Eric J. Sharpe, Sydney Studies in Religion 2 (1999), pp. 89–104.
Poncelet, Albert. . 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1912.

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[1] Carole M. Cusack, "Hagiography and History: the Legend of Saint Ursula" （页面存档备份，存于）, in Carole M. Cusack and Peter Oldmeadow (eds.), This Immense Panorama Studies in Honour of Eric J. Sharpe, Sydney Studies in Religion 2 (1999), pp. 89–104.

[Poncelet_1912-2] Poncelet, Albert. . 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1912.