Who were the Nuns?

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

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Catherine Blount, in religion Gertrude.
Born: in Orleton, Herefs.
Died: 3 Dec 1682 in Brussels, aged 66.

father: Mr Miles Blount of Orleton, Herefs

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 13 Nov 1650.

She professed 13 Nov 1652, aged 36. Her dowry was 2000fl.

Sources: Brussels Obit: 92; AMbenbx-7: 1650-1652; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 161; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 186.

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Probably daughter of Miles Blount of Orleton (probably the one in Herefordshire), d. 1663, and Anne Bustard of Addlebury (Stirnet).