Emily Ayckbowm

Emily Ayckbowm (born 1836 in Heidelberg ; died 1900 ) was the founder and first superior of the Anglican religious order, Community of the Sisters of the Church, founded in 1870 .

Life

She was the daughter of Rev. Frederick Ayckbowm, head of Holy Trinity Church in Chester . This was of German descent. When the parents visited Heidelberg, Emily was born there.

She first appeared in public when she and others volunteered to help out with the Chester cholera epidemic. In 1864 she founded the Church Extension Association , which was mainly active in charity, and in 1870 the Community of the Sisters of the Church . During her tenure as superior of the community, she was criticized. Archbishop Edward White Benson tried to intervene; however, Ayckbowm had no confidence in his views, nor did he trust her. She refused the help he offered. She removed his writings from the community reading. The reputation of the community within the Anglican Church is said to have suffered as a result.

Individual evidence

↑ cf. Article Ayckbowm, Emily Harriet Elizabeth (known as Mother Emily) (1836–1900), Anglican now in: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press 2004
↑ Sisters of the Church: A Valiant victorian: the life and times of Mother Emily Ayckbowm, 1836-1900, of the Community of the Sisters of the Church . AR Mowbray, London 1964.

personal data
SURNAME	Ayckbowm, Emily
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Foundress and First Superior of the Community of the Sisters of the Church
DATE OF BIRTH	1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heidelberg
DATE OF DEATH	1900

[1] . Article Ayckbowm, Emily Harriet Elizabeth (known as Mother Emily) (1836–1900), Anglican now in: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press 2004

[2] Sisters of the Church: A Valiant victorian: the life and times of Mother Emily Ayckbowm, 1836-1900, of the Community of the Sisters of the Church . AR Mowbray, London 1964.