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Mary MacKillop

Australian religious sister and saint (1842–1909)

Saint


Mary MacKillop


RSJ

Mother Mary of the Cross (1869)

Born(1842-01-15)15 January 1842
Died8 August 1909(1909-08-08) (aged 67)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified19 January 1995, Sydney, New South Wales by Pope John Paul II
Canonized17 October 2010, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrineMary MacKillop Place, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Feast8 August
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Mary Helen MacKillopRSJ (in religionMary of the Cross; 15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister of Scottish descent. She was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with Fr Julian Tenison-Woods, she founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites), a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare ins Biography timeline template.