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Catharine Keynes , in religion Anne of the Ascension.
Born: 1619 in Somerset.
Died: 26 Jul 1678 in Neuberg, aged 49.

Founder member of Neuberg, 1661

father: Edward Keynes Esq of Compton Pauncefoot, Somerset
mother: Anne Brett of Somerset

Carmelites, Antwerp choir nun.
She left 1661 to help found another convent.

She professed 30 Nov 1639, aged 20.

Prioress 1650 - 1659

She was the aunt of Diana Keynes.
She was the sister of Anne Keynes .
She was the niece of Catherine Keynes.
She was the cousin of Mary Cotton .

Sources: Hardman: 2, 17, 19-21, 24, 67, 98, 115; Antwerp Annals: 358-63; Hallett, Lives: 11.

Notes:

Her brothers were Revs John and George Keynes SJ, both in ODNB.

Mentioned in Hardman (1936), p. 2, 17, 19-21, 24