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Wendy Beckett
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sister Wendy, Sister Wendy Beckett, Sister Wendy Mary Beckett, Wendy Mary Beckett
British Catholic nun and presenter of documentaries for the BBC on the history of art (1930-2018)
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- Born
- February 25, 1930
- Died
- December 26, 2018
- Works
- 72
Top works
- Sipuro shel ha-tsiyur
- Sister Wendy's book of meditations
- Open door on Mark
- Sister Wendy on the Art of Mary
- Spiritual letters
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Film & TV
Union of South Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wendy Mary Beckett (25 February 1930 – 26 December 2018), better known as Sister Wendy, was a British religious sister and art historian who became well known internationally during the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC television documentaries on the history of art. Her programmes, such as Sister Wendy's Odyssey and Sister Wendy's Grand Tour, often…
Known for
- Treasures of Heaven — Herself2011
- What the World Thinks of God — Herself2004
- Sister Wendy's American Collection — Herself - Presenter2001
- Sister Wendy's Story of Painting — Herself - Presenter1996
- Sister Wendy's Pains of Glass1995
- Sister Wendy's Grand Tour1994
- Sister Wendy's Odyssey1992
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wendy
- Family name
- Beckett
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Union of South Africa
- Place of death
- Quidenham
- Occupation
- nun
- Educated at
- St Anne's College
- Employer
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- religion
- Image
- Portrait of Sister Wendy Beckett.jpg
- Religious order
- Carmelites
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- date of birth
- 1930-02-25
- date of death
- 2018-12-26
- writing language
- English language
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