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Dame Laurentia McLachlan, OSB, née Margaret McLachlan, (11 January 1866 – 23 August 1953) was a Scottish Benedictine nun, Abbess of Stanbrook Abbey, and an authority on church music. She became posthumously known to a wide public when portrayed on the stage in a 1988 play, The Best of Friends.
Born Margaret McLachlan on January 11, 1866, in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, England; died on August 23, 1953, in Worcester, England; daughter of Henry McLachlan and Mary (McAleese) McLachlan; received education at Stanbrook Abbey under Benedictine clergy; never married; no children.
The thirteenth-century Worcester Antiphoner, a treasure lent to Stanbrook by her close friend Canon Wilson, Librarian of Worcester Cathedral, was her special joy. It became a prime source for the study of Gregorian chant; Dame Laurentia was the pioneer of its revival in England.
Jan 20, 2016 · Dame Laurentia McLachlan and her community pioneered the restoration of Gregorian chant in England, and she was a leading authority on music and medieval manuscripts. Her work was...
Feb 10, 2022 · George Bernard Shaw’s insight pays tribute to the remarkable human and spiritual development of Dame Laurentia McLachlan. An enclosed nun since the age of 18, she acquired a breadth of mind and heart that enabled her to touch the lives of many.
Dame Laurentia McLachlan, OSB, née Margaret McLachlan, (11 January 1866 – 23 August 1953) was a Scottish Benedictine nun, Abbess of Stanbrook Abbey, and an authority on church music. She became posthumously known to a wide public when portrayed on the stage in a 1988 play, The Best of Friends.
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