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BENBOW, Mary Cecilia

BENBOW, Mary Cecilia (b. 1840)
Name: BENBOW, Mary Cecilia (b. 1840)
Musical genre: Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth: United Kingdom
Country of location: New Zealand
Notes:

Sister Mary Cecilia Benbow (birth name Ann Agnes Benbow) came to New Zealand from Australia to help with the establishment of the Sisters of Mercy in Wellington, later travelling to Europe to recruit sisters. Her piece was written under the initials M. C. B. and included words written by her mother, Lucy Young Ball.

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