Winefrid Wigmore

Caroline Bowden (Queen Mary, University of London)

Ed. by Jacqueline Eales, Canterbury Christ Church University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

Dates

Born 1585
Died 1657
Activity 1609-1657

Places

Born in England
Active in England; France; Italy

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Winefrid Wigmore (1585-1657) was one of twelve children of Sir William Wigmore and his wife Anne, née Throckmorton of Lucton, Herefordshire. Later sources suggest she was given a broad education by her parents, learning to read and write five languages including Latin. It was a strongly religious household: three of her brothers became Jesuits and two of her sisters joined English convents. While visiting her Throckmorton cousins at Coughton, Warwickshire, Winefrid Wigmore met Mary Ward who was then on the point of joining the Poor Clares. However, instead Ward decided to undertake apostolic work which she considered necessitated living unenclosed. She returned to London in 1609 to establish her new venture: Winefrid Wigmore was one of five young women who decided to join her, becoming…

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Citation: Bowden, Caroline. "Winefrid Wigmore". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 13 January 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12536, accessed 24 November 2024.]