Who were the Nuns?

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

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Mary Neville, in religion Anne.
Born: 1605 in Nevill Holt, Leics.
Died: 15 Dec 1689 in Pontoise, aged 82.

father: Sir Henry Nevill 9th lord Abergavenny
mother: Lady Mary Sackville of Sussex

Benedictines, Pontoise choir nun.
She arrived 1667.

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.
She left 1667 .

She professed 2 Jul 1634.

Novice Mistress , Ghent
Procuratrix , Ghent
Dean , Ghent
Prioress , Ghent
Abbess 1667 - 1689 15 Dec , Pontoise

creator: Annals of Five Communities of English Benedictine Nuns....
creator: MS Book for Superiors

She was the cousin of Brigit Browne, Lucy Browne.

Sources: Ghent Annals: 15, 39, 42; Pontoise ob 68H4: 128; VO 68H10.

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Sent to England on convent business 1657 and 1661.