Mary Evans (sect leader)

Mary Evans
Mari Evan
Born1735
Died1789 (aged 53–54)
Other namesMari y fantell wen (Mary of the white cloak)

Mary Evans (Welsh: Mari Evan, 1735–1789), known as Mari y fantell wen (Mary of the white cloak) was the leader of a short-lived religious sect in Wales whose followers held that she was married to Christ and would never die. The sect soon dissolved after her death.

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