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ID: 901000051
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000051
Record Type: Character/Person

Ursula, Saint (Christian character)

Note: Legendary Christian saint, virgin martyr, said to have lived in 3rd, 4th, and other centuries. According to her legend, she was the leader of 11,000 virgins reputedly martyred at Cologne by the Huns nomadic invaders.

Display Date: 3rd/4th centuries

Names:
Ursula, Saint (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Saint Ursula (Christian character) (English,A,N)
St. Ursula (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Orsola, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Ursula of Cologne (Christian character) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian characters> (P)
............Ursula, Saint (Christian character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Life of Saint Ursula
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Ursula (Christian iconography)) [901001266]
is actor for .... Saint Ursula Goes to Cologne
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Ursula (Christian iconography), Saint Ursula Goes to Cologne (Christian iconography)) [901001267]
is actor for .... Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Ursula (Christian iconography), Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins (Christian iconography)) [901001268]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... saint
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... virgin
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... martyr
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... Cologne
.....(North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe) (TGN)
culture/religion is .... Christianity
.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Ursula, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 85050458
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Saint Ursula (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
St. Ursula (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Orsola, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ursula of Cologne (Christian character)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ ICCD database (1988-) 11HH(URSULA) the virgin martyr Ursula of Cologne
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://metmuseum.org/exhibitions/view?exhibitionId={3eedc3aa-2a2d-4727-8f5f-2b7b687177bd}&oid=437222

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