Complex sentence: St Ethelbert's was built under the financial patronage of Frances Elizabeth Ellis (1846-1930) who inherited a considerable fortune from her father and devoted her life to founding new churches, hospitals, hospices, orphanages and nursing homes.
Split into simpler sentences: St Ethelbert's was built under the financial patronage of Frances Elizabeth Ellis (1846-1930). She inherited a considerable fortune from her father, and devoted her life to founding new churches, hospitals, hospices, orphanages and nursing homes.