Who were the Nuns?

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

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Elizabeth Knightley, in religion Katherine.
Died: 23 Sep 1664 in Lisbon.

father: Edward Knightley Esq of Offchurch, Warws
mother: Elizabeth Lenthall of Oxon

Bridgettines, Rouen, Lisbon choir nun.

She professed 2 Sep 1612.

She was the sister of Dorothy Knightley.

aunt:
brother: Fr Andrew Knightley Archdeacon of the Old Chapter

Sources: Lisbon prof doc; Fletcher: 17.

Notes:

Parents of Katherine and sister of Dorothy Knightley identified by Brother Rory Higgins from the Will of Edward Knightley in London Recusant, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 102-116.