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Mary Dennett, in religion Christina of the Sacred Heart.
Born: 1730 in Appleton, Lancs.
Died: 12 Jul 1781 in Liège.
Convert.

father: Mr Henry Dennet Protestant of Widnes, Lancs
mother: Mary Harisson Catholic of Appleton, Lancs

Sepulchrines, Liège choir nun.
She entered 14 May 1747.

She professed 26 Oct 1749, aged 19. Her dowry was £170.

Thourier
Musician
Abbess
Procuratrix 1762 - 1767
Novice Mistress in 1767
Sub-Prioress in 1769
Prioress 1770 - 1781

subject: Mother Joseph Smith's biography
subject: T/B 165/174 MS Life of Mary Christina Dennett

She was the sister of Helen Dennett.

Sources: Liège History: 48-67; Chap: 17.

Quotations

Notes:

The dates and links with the Sepulchrines suggest that she was aunt of Elizabeth and Margaret, LS063 and LS064.

'greatly revered for her mysticism'

According to Maurice Whitehead, joint author with Father John Howard SJ of Prayers and Devout Instructions for different times & duties of the Day, Liège, 1776. The book was for the use in the Sepulchrine school and the Jesuit academy.

It is not entirely clear from the convent History p49 how old she was when her father died and her mother returned to the Catholic faith in which she brought up her children. It is possible that she had little recollection of the Protestantism of her father.