Who were the Nuns?

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

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Barbara Belasyse, in religion Mary Scholastica.
Born: 1755 in Livorno, Tuscany.
Died: 20 Jun 1823 in Clare Lodge, Scorton, Yorks, aged 67.

father: Anthony Bellasyse of Winchester, Hants
mother: Susannah Clervet

Benedictines, Pontoise choir nun.
She was clothed 8 Oct 1776, aged 21.
She left 1786 when the convent closed.

Poor Clares, Rouen choir nun.
She arrived 1786.
She left after 1788 .

She professed with the Benedictines 21 Oct 1777, aged 22.

She professed with the Poor Clares 1 May 1788, aged 33.

She was the cousin of Anne Stonor.
She was the niece of Anne Belasyse, Barbara Belasyse, Mary Bellasyse.
She was the great niece of Anne Belasyse, Mary Bellasyse, Mary Roper, Philadelphia Roper.

Sources: Rouen Poor Clares Profession Book; VO 68H10; VO G151 Examinations; Rouen Chronicle III: 26.

Family tree (Belasyse)