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St Mary's Convent - The Bar Convent

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Location	:	York, York Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate	:	53.9552520, -1.0911020
Description	:	The Convent of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin at Micklegate Bar, York, better known as Bar Convent, is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic convent in England, established in 1686. The laws of England at this time prohibited the foundation of Catholic convents and as a result of this, the convent was both established and operated in secret. Frances Bedingfeld, a member of the Sisters of Loreto (also known as the IBVM), signed the deeds for the land the convent was to be built on on 5 November 1686 under the alias Frances Long	The Convent of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin at Micklegate Bar, York, better known as Bar Convent, is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic convent in England, established in 1686. The laws of England at this time prohibited the foundation of Catholic convents and as a result of this, the convent was both established and operated in secret. Frances Bedingfeld, a member of the Sisters of Loreto (also known as the IBVM), signed the deeds for the land the convent was to be built on on 5 November 1686 under the alias Frances Long

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York, York Unitary Authority, England
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York, York Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 53.9572500, -1.0871400

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York, York Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 53.9584400, -1.0862400

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York, York Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 53.9594100, -1.0880900

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York, York Unitary Authority, England
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