Who were the Nuns?

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

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Magdalen Arden, in religion Mary Magdalen.
Born: 1736 in Mannel Hall, Worcs.
Died: 18 Jun 1797 in Preston, Lancs, aged 60.

father: James Arden Esq of Mannel Hall, Worcs

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.

She professed app 1756.

Abbess 1781 - 1797

Sources: Ghent Obit: 88; Ghent Annals list: 199; Ghent Annals: 64, 71, 90; Bruges Annals II: 18.

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She was linked in close ties of friendship with Mother Mary More of Bruges: Annals 71 Bruges annals (II ann 18) report Abbess Arden and 4 members travelling back to England via Antwerp.