The legend of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers
The legend of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers Before the German Roman Calendar was revised in 1969, the 21st of October was dedicated to the Romano-British Christian, Saint Ursula. There have never been certain answers about her life and who exactly she was. According to historians, Ursula lived in the period between 300 and 600 AD but is not known precisely when. There are various stories about her life, but the legend states that Ursula and her 11,000 followers, a group of holy virgins, were killed by the Huns in Cologne on an uncertain date. Saint Ursula – Virgin and Martyr Saint Ursula in a fifteenth century fresco on the St. Jacob church in Urtijëi in Val Gardena. Photo credit Saint Ursula statue, St. Ursula Church, Cologne, Germany. Photo credit According to the legend, Ursula was a princess, the daughter of King Dionotus of Dumnonia, the region known today as Dorset, Devon, and Somerset. One day, joined by 11,000 handmaide...