Frances Bedingfeld

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Frances Bedingfeld (1616 - 1704) was a Mother Superior of the English Institute of Mary. [1]. She came from a recusant family, the Bedingfelds.

She founded Bar Convent in York, which is the oldest surviving Catholic convent in England.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Frances Bedingfeld - Catholic Encyclopedia Article
  2. ^ History, Bar Convent official site

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.