Benincasa, Ursula (1547–1618)
Benincasa, Ursula (1547–1618)
Italian religious. Born in 1547; died in 1618.
Ursula Benincasa founded the Oblate Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1583. Members of the order were known as Theatines, or Theatine nuns.
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