Who were the Nuns?

A Prosopographical study of the English Convents in exile 1600-1800

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Dorothy Blanchard, in religion Alexia.
Born: in Prior's Court, nr Newbury, Berks.
Died: 28 Aug 1652 in Brussels, aged 69.

father: Judge Henry Blanchard Esq of Prior's Court, nr Newbury, Berks
mother: Mary Bruning of Hants

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 22 Jul 1611.

She professed 22 Jul 1612, aged 30. Her dowry was 4000fl.

Abbess 1651 - 1652

She was the kinswoman of Ann Bruning, Catherine Bruning.

Sources: AMbenbx-12: 1640; Brussels Obit: 53-4; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 152-3; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 181.

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