Mary Evans (sect leader)

Mary Evans
Mari Evan
Born1735
Died1789 (aged 53–54)
NationalityWelsh
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.

Vale of Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, where Mary Evans was active

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