Mary Ward (nun)
English Catholic religious sister (1585–1645) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Ward, IBVM CJ (23 January 1585 – 30 January 1645)[1] was an English Catholic religious sister whose activities led to the founding of the Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, better known as the Sisters of Loreto. There is now a network of around 200 Mary Ward schools worldwide.[2] Ward was declared venerable by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 December 2009.
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Born | Joan Ward (1585-01-23)23 January 1585 Mulwith, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 30 January 1645(1645-01-30) (aged 60) Heworth, York, England |
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