Frances Bedingfeld
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Frances Bedingfeld (1616 - 1704) was a Mother Superior of the English Institute of Mary. [1]. She came from a recusant family, the Bedingfelds.
She founded Bar Convent in York, which is the oldest surviving Catholic convent in England.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Frances Bedingfeld - Catholic Encyclopedia Article
- ^ History, Bar Convent official site
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
