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Barbara Babthorpe, in religion Barbara.
Born: 1592.
Died: 23 Apr 1654 in Rome.

father: Sir Ralph Babthorpe of Babthorpe, Yorks
mother: Grace Birnand of Brimham, Yorks

Benedictines
She left c 1608 for health reasons.
entered and left: see note

Mary Ward Institute choir nun.
She entered c 1609.

Superior in 1612 St Omer
Superior 1628 - 1631 Bratislava

She was the aunt of Ursula Palmes, Ursula Babthorpe, Frances Babthorpe, Elizabeth Babthorpe, Marie Babthorpe, Grace Palmer , Grace Constable, Frances Constable, Barbara Constable.
She was the great aunt of Anna Barbara Babthorpe, Ursula Babthorpe, Mary Agnes Babthorpe.
She was the cousin of Marie Inglebie, Grace Inglebie.
She was the daughter of Grace Babthorpe.

Sources: biog dic; companions: 56-71.

Family tree (Babthorpe)

Notes:

As well as offices of Superior, she was appointed Provincial Superior of the houses in Northern Europe 1621-27 and succeeded Mary Ward as General Superior 1645-54.(CK-B)

She was in St Omer from 1609c-1616, Liege 1616c-1627, Bratislava 1628-1631, Munich 1631-1637 and in Rome from 1637 to 1654.

Information about her earlier entry to the Benedictines at Brussels is given in the Chronicle of the Augustinians of Louvain, p 211. She had to leave because of a defect in her throat: joined the Mary Ward Sisters instead as one of the original companions.

Two of her brothers, Ralph and Thomas Babthorpe, were Jesuits, whilst another, Robert Babthorpe, was a Benedictine.