Today is the memorial for St. Angela Merici, a fellow Secular Franciscan who lived from 1470(?) to 1540, who founded “the first teaching congregation of women in the Church [the Ursuline Order] and what is now called a “secular institute” of religious women.” You can read about her life at AmericanCatholic.org.

Icon of St Angela Merici by Fabio Nones, from the website for The Company of St. Ursula, Singapore