Who were the Nuns?

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

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Scholastica Gage, in religion Scholastica.
Died: 29 Oct 1665 in Brussels, aged 17.

father: Sir Thomas Gage 2nd bart of Firle, Sussex
mother: Mary Chamberlain of Shirburn Castle, Oxon

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 23 Nov 1664, aged 15.

She professed 28 Oct 1665, aged 17. Her dowry was none.

She was the cousin of Winifred Petre, Catherine Petre, Mary Petre, Elizabeth Petre, Mary Gage.
She was the kinswoman of Bridget Savage.

Sources: Brussels Obit: 71; AMbenbx-7: 1664; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 90-1; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 189.

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