Janet Erskine Stuart Quotes

Janet Erskine Stuart was born in Cottesmore, Rutland, England. She was an English Roman Catholic nun and educator. Typically of her social class and time, she was educated at home and was fortunate in her governesses who included very capable, well trained German and Swiss teachers with whom she learned fluent German and French, and studied philosophy, maths and literature. She converted to Roman Catholicism at the age of 22 and in 1882, she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton. Her writings included The Education of Catholic Girls, The Society of the Sacred Heart, and Highways and By-ways in the Spiritual Life.