Who were the Nuns?

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

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Catherine Gore, in religion Placida.
Born: in Formby, Lancs.
Died: 25 Feb 1782 in Ghent, aged 62 app.

father: Cuthbert Gore of Lancs
mother: Anne Formby

Benedictines, Ghent lay sister.
She was clothed 7 Aug 1741, aged 22.

She professed 17 Jan 1743.

Sources: Ghent Annals list: 202; Ghent Annals: 71; RAG B137: 46v, 57r.