Sister Agnes Blencowe | |
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Born | 13 April 1817 King's Lynn, England |
Died | 6 March 1896 Wantage, England |
Occupation(s) | Housekeeper, embroiderer, and nun |
Known for | Founding the Ladies’ Ecclesiastical Embroidery Society |
Agnes Blencowe CSMV (13 April 1817 – 6 March 1896) was the British co-founder of the Ladies’ Ecclesiastical Embroidery Society in 1854. She later joined the Community of St Mary the Virgin in Wantage as a Church of England nun.