Mary Christine Tan
Mary Christine Tan RGS | |
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| Mother Superior | |
Tan from the Official Directory of the Constitutional Commission, c. 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amanda Limgenco Tan November 30, 1930 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | October 6, 2003 (aged 72) Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Parents | Bienvenido Tan, Sr. Salome Limgenco |
| Occupation | Nun of the Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS) Founder, Association of Major Religious Superious of Women (AMRSP) |
| Education | Tertiary (Bachelor of Science in Mathematics) |
| Alma mater | St. Scholastica's College, Manila |
| Member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission | |
| In office June 2, 1986 – October 15, 1986 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
Amanda Limgenco Tan, RGS (November 30, 1930 – October 6, 2003), commonly known as Mary Christine Tan, was a Filipino missionary, nun, and activist, who was known to be one of the key figures who was against the human rights abuses during the Martial law era. She headed the Association of Major Religious Superiors of Women (AMRSP) from 1973 to 1976, a group of nuns who opposed the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, and helped Filipinos in poverty. She and eight other mins are known as the Bantayog sisters for resisting the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.