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Mary Petre, in religion Mary.
Died: 26 Mar 1692 in Bruges, aged 48.

father: Sir Henry Petre of Essex
mother: Lady Anne Gage of Sussex

Augustinians, Bruges choir nun.
She was clothed 20 Nov 1663.

She professed 10 Feb 1665.

She was the great aunt of Penelope Gage.
She was the cousin of Elizabeth Petre, Mary Roper, Barbara Caryll, Frances Caryll, Elizabeth Caryll, Catherine Caryll, Elizabeth Caryll, Mary Petre, Catherine Sheldon, Lucy Petre, Mary Gage, Scholastica Gage, Elizabeth Petre, Catherine Petre, Mary Caryll, Winifred Petre.

Sources: CR; Bruges Annals I: 82, 100, 102.

Family tree (Gage of Firle and Hengrave)
Family tree (Petre of Writtle)

Notes:

Pupil at school. Sister Catherine also tried out, but did not persevere and left in 1667: see I ann 99, 103, 106.