[131384] York : Bar Convent - Thomas More

            Bar Convent, Blossom Street, York.
The Convent of the Institute of St Mary (RC).
Thomas More (1478-1535).
School of Hans Holbein the Younger.

Thomas More was one of the first to suffer martyrdom as a consequence of King Henry Vlll's quarrel with the Pope. Thomas More's direct descendants, Margaret and Mary More, were members of Mary Ward's Institute. Mary More is believed to have been a founder member of the Bar Convent with Frances Bedingfield. Margaret died in prison before the foundation.
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Bar Convent.
Established in 1686, at a time when it was illegal to be Catholic, a group of religious sisters, now known as the Congregation of Jesus, opened this secret convent.

Their foundress, Mary Ward, pioneered the idea of religious women working as missionaries- part of that mission was to educate girls.

Following Mary’s death, the order founded the first schools for girls in the country- the second in this house. Today, it is the oldest living convent in the UK, it is central to the global order and there are more than 200 schools worldwide in Mary Ward’s name.

                               
   

Taken on: April 20, 2024

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