Edith Langridge | |
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Born | 21 March 1864 Marylebone, England |
Died | 6 May 1959 Shillong, India | (aged 95)
Nationality | British |
Education | Queen's College in Harley Street and then Lady Margaret Hall |
Occupation(s) | Missionary and nun |
Edith Langridge (21 March 1864 – 6 May 1959), commonly known as Mother Edith (her name in religion), was a British settlement worker and missionary based at Barishal in British India (now Bangladesh), where she was a founder member and first superior of the Sisterhood of the Epiphany, a Benedictine Anglican religious order. She designed the Oxford Mission Church which is one of the largest churches in Asia.[1]