Elizabeth Shirley (1564 – 1 September 1641) was an English Augustinian nun and author.
Her brother, Sir George Shirley, was a Catholic and he tried to convert her to his religion.
She joined the Augustine cloister in Leuven known at St Ursula's and she professed on 10 September 1596.
She chose to record the life of Margaret Clement who had led St Ursula's convent in Leuven.
[1] Shirley resigned as sub prioress in 1637 and she died at St Monica's in Leuven and she was buried there.