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Anne Belasyse, in religion Mary Benedict.
Born: 1725 in Winchester, Hants.

father: Rowland Belasyse of Winchester, Hants
mother: Frances Roper of Lynsted, Kent

Benedictines, Pontoise choir nun.
She was clothed 5 Apr 1742.

She professed 14 Sep 1745, aged 20.

She was the sister of Barbara Belasyse, Mary Bellasyse.
She was the aunt of Barbara Belasyse.
She was the cousin of Anne Stonor, Anne Mary Howard, Mary Sheldon, Catherine Sheldon.
She was the niece of Mary Bellasyse, Anne Belasyse, Mary Roper, Philadelphia Roper.

Sources: VO 68H10.

Family tree (Belasyse)
Family tree (Roper, barons Teynham)

Notes:

According to Grimbert (1998) p301, she transferred to Pontoise Ursulines in 1786.