Catherine Wybourne Explained

Driana Enid Wybourne (April 1954 – 24 February 2022),[1] professed as Sister Catherine Wybourne OSB, was a British Benedictine nun and prioress (from 2004) of Howton Grove Priory, Hereford (formerly Holy Trinity Monastery, East Hendred). She was also a well-known commentator in the British media, with an internet presence as the Digitalnun.

Career

Wybourne was born in Chatham and educated at Boscombe Convent[2] and Girton College, Cambridge, from which she graduated in 1976 with an MA in History; she subsequently carried out research in Spanish mediaeval history.[3] She then spent three years in banking before entering Stanbrook Abbey in 1981. She subsequently wrote on the digital age and the finance sector; she was also a blogger and IT worker and wrote on faith issues more generally, especially monasticism and the Rule of Saint Benedict. She contributed a weekly column to The Universe, a newspaper for Roman Catholics in Great Britain and Ireland.

Wybourne was sometimes styled Dame Catherine Wybourne where the Dame is a title of respect used for certain Benedictine nuns, it being the equivalent to the male title, Dom.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Death

Wybourne died from cancer on 24 February 2022, at the age of 67.[9] [10] [11]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/44145 Obituary
  2. Biographical note form Cary-Elwes & Wybourne, Work and Prayer
  3. Wybourne's LinkedIn page, at https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-wybourne-a4824338
  4. Women and the Christian faith. Woman's Hour. . BBC. BBC Radio 4. 1 April 2013. 4 November 2016 .
  5. Conviction. Digital Human. . BBC. BBC Radio 4. 21 May 2012. 4 November 2016 .
  6. Web site: 'Digital Nun' Dame Catherine Wybourne's keynote speech at Faith 2.0 conference | Tony Blair Faith Foundation . 1 April 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130416001247/http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/blogpost/digital-nun-dame-catherine-wybournes-keynote-speech-faith-20-conference-0 . 16 April 2013 .
  7. News: Catherine Wybourne . . London. 4 November 2016 .
  8. News: Take five minutes out to meet God . 21 March 2011 . . London. subscription. 4 November 2016 .
  9. Web site: RIP Sr Catherine Wybourne, aka Digitalnun . Archbishop Cranmer . 24 February 2022 . 24 February 2022 . 24 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220224211515/https://archbishopcranmer.com/rip-sr-catherine-wybourne-aka-digitalnun/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Message of Abbot Paul – Friday 25th February . Belmont Abbey . 25 February 2022 . 24 February 2022 . 25 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220225002825/https://www.belmontabbey.org.uk/message-of-abbot-paul-friday-25th-february . dead .
  11. News: Sister Catherine Weybourne, '@Digitalnun', who became a force on the internet from her Benedictine monastery – obituary . 27 February 2022 . The Telegraph . 27 February 2022.

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