The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology is a

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, England. The institute was founded in 1993 to provide religious and theological education to Catholic laywomen: it now offers theological education to both women and men, and to both Catholics and non-Catholics. It is named for

Lady Margaret Beaufort Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: or ; 31 May 1441/43 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. A descendant of ...

, mother of King Henry VII. The institute is part of the

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, through which courses and degrees are validated by either the

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. In November 2022, the college put its 12–14 Grange Road site up for sale for £5 million.

Principals

* 1993–2005 Sr Bridget Tighe, FMDM * 2006–2011 Dr Susan O'Brien * 2012–2017 Dr Oonagh O'Brien * 2017– Dr Anna Abram

References

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Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology
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