Frances Bedingfeld

Frances Bedingfeld

Frances Bedingfeld (1616 - 1704) was a Mother Superior of the English Institute of Mary. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02386c.htm Frances Bedingfeld] - Catholic Encyclopedia Article] . She came from a recusant family, the Bedingfelds.

She founded Bar Convent in York, which is the oldest surviving Catholic convent in England. [ [http://www.bar-convent.org.uk/history.htm History] , Bar Convent official site]

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