Katherine Laura Davy
| Katherine Laura Davy | |
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 Kitty davy.jpg Kitty Davy at the Meher Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | |
| Born | August 25, 1891 Kensington, London, England |
| 💀Died | December 3, 1991 (aged 100) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United StatesDecember 3, 1991 (aged 100) |
| Other names | Kitty Davy |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Katherine Laura Davy (August 25, 1891 – December 3, 1991),[1] better known as Kitty Davy, was a mandali of Meher Baba.
Biography[edit]
Kitty Davy was born in Kensington, London, England, the daughter of John and Helena Davy.
Kitty was introduced to Meher Baba's writing by her younger brother in the early 1930s.[2] and her brother Herbert Davy first heard of Meher Baba in 1931 from Meredith Starr after visiting Starr's meditation retreat at Combe Martin in Devon. Kitty and Herbert were instrumental in making provisions for Baba's first arrival in London in September 1931 and Kitty was part of a very small group to greet Baba for the first time at London Victoria station.[3] Kitty also made preparations for Meher Baba to stay at the Davy family’s residence at 32 Russell Road, Kensington.
Later, Kitty Davy was among the first westerners to travel to see Meher Baba in India in 1933.[4] Along with several other western women, Kitty came and lived as a resident mandali at Meherabad with Meher Baba in India from November 1937[2] until 1952.[5] She was also among the western women who accompanied Meher Baba on his Blue Bus Tours throughout India in 1938–39. In 1952,[6] during a trip to the Meher Spiritual Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Meher Baba asked Kitty to stay and assist the Center's founders Elizabeth C. Patterson and Princess Norina Matchabelli in the Meher Center's operations. Davy went on to help operate the center in Myrtle Beach.[7]
Kitty then lived and worked on the Meher Spiritual Center until her death at the age of 100 in 1991. Her ashes are interred near Meher Baba's samadhi in Meherabad, India.
She was the author of the book Love Alone Prevails: A Story of Life with Meher Baba (1981) which recounts the 50 years of her life spent as one of his closest disciples.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Birth and death dates are based on the United States Social Security Death Index. Some sources give her birth date alternately as August 28, e.g. Love Street Lamp Post - Fall 1989 p. 3, Fall 1990 p. 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fischer, Jeri (15 August 1987). "Englishwoman's Religious Journey Spans Five Decades, Three Continents". Fort Lauderdale News. Retrieved 2018-05-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Kalchuri, Bhau: "Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher", Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 1405
- ↑ Meher Baba Words, The Master's Glossary, Davy, Katherine (Kitty)
- ↑ Kalchuri, Bhau: "Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher", Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 2241
- ↑ "Kitty Davy, one of the earliest of Meher Baba's western disciples, met". Meher Spiritual Center. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
- ↑ Shannon, Margaret (24 August 1969). "Search for Love". Newspapers.com. p. 23. Retrieved 2018-05-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Davy, Kitty: Love Alone Prevails : A story of life with Meher Baba, Sheriar Foundation (2001)
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