Dictionary of Sydney

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MacKillop, Mary

Founded the Catholic religious order Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and several schools and welfare institutions for the poor. She is the first Australian to be canonised.

Milestone
Born
Fitzroy, Victoria
15 Jan 1842
Died
North Sydney
08 Aug 1909
Buried
Gore Hill Cemetery
10 Aug 1909
Buried
Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel, Josephite Convent, North Sydney
1914