Who were the Nuns?

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Elizabeth Lovell, in religion Elizabeth.
Died: 12 Nov 1634 in Bruges.

Augustinians choir nun.
She left Sep 1629 to help found another convent.

Augustinians, Bruges choir nun.
She joined Sep 1629 as a founder member.

She professed 6 Jun 1621.

Chantress in 1629 , Bruges
Procuratrix 1631 - 1633 , Bruges
Chantress 1633 - 1634 , Bruges

She was the cousin of Frances Lovell.
She was the niece of Jane Lovell.

aunt: Lady Mary Lovell of Teynham, Kent

Sources: Bruges Annals I: 8, 12, 13-14; Louvain MS Chronicle: 200-1.

Notes:

Niece to Lady Lovell (nee Roper) founder of Carmelites, Antwerp , who lived with her grandmother, Lady Cross, in Flanders. She spoke Flemish. Had been engaged to a gentleman of quality by the affair ended when he quarrelled with her grandmother. Her decision to become a nun was a difficult one and continued to be difficult for her after profession, though she persevered (I ann, under year 1634).