Edith Renouf

{{Short description|Philanthropist from Guernsey (1864–1956)}}

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Magdalen Mary Edith Louisa Renouf (1864–1956) was a philanthropist from Guernsey, Channel Islands.{{cite web |title=Notable Women of Guernsey |url=https://www.visitguernsey.com/experiences/hiking/hiking-routes/notable-women-of-guernsey/ |website=www.visitguernsey.com |publisher=Visit Guernsey |access-date=1 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Guernsey Women's Tour celebrates lives and achievements of notable islanders |url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2024-03-08/notable-guernsey-women-celebrated-in-new-historical-walk |publisher=ITV News |access-date=1 September 2024 |date=8 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=14 facts about the history of the English Province |url=https://www.sistershospitallers.org/14-facts-of-english-province/ |website=Sisters Hospitallers CIO |publisher=Sisters Hospitaller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |access-date=1 September 2024 |date=16 August 2024}}

Renouf was born in London in 1864. Her father, Egyptologist Peter le Page Renouf, was born in Guernsey and educated there at Elizabeth College. Holidaying in France she saw wounded soldiers returning from the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), and this influenced her to study medicine and pharmacy.

She established Le Platon in Saint Peter Port, the longest-established care home on the island of Guernsey, in 1914, having inherited the building.{{cite web |title=Le Platon Residential Home |url=https://catholic.org.gg/churches-schools-and-other-places/other-places/le-platon-residential-home/ |website=Catholic Church in Guernsey |access-date=1 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Le Platon Residential Home Guernsey |url=https://leplaton.com/ |website=leplaton.com |access-date=1 September 2024}} In 1927 she donated all her personal wealth to the home.

She supported the first group of Sisters Hospitaller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the British Isles, when they came to Guernsey in 1920. The sisters lived and worked in Le Platon until 2015, when the remaining elderly sisters were relocated to the mother house of the order in England.{{cite web |title=FAQs - Le Platon Residential Home |url=https://leplaton.com/faqs |website=leplaton.com |access-date=1 September 2024}}

She was appointed MBE in the 1952 New Year Honours. She was described as "Foundress and Honorary Warden of Le Platon Home for Incurables, Guernsey".{{London Gazette |issue=39421 |date=28 December 1951 |page=21 |supp=y }}