Floris of Burgess

(also spelled Burgess or Bruges) A British nun of the 13th century whose writings exposed abuses of power, mostly in the Church. Apparently she was cloistered in Belgium.

Many wanted her dead and in the first attempt to martyr her, the left side of her face was burned tissue, lost an ear and eye and the side of her mouth was sealed and lipless.

Florence Stoneham-Smith reportedly fell into an ecstacy while in Belgium, and claimed to have written V. M. Straka's books channeling her.