SAINT
saint-mary-mackillop
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ was an Australian religious sister. 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, a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, with an emphasis on education for the rural poor.
feast Day
08-08
birth Date
1842-01-15
death Date
1909-08-08
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
17 October 2010
canonized By
Pope Benedict XVI
feast Month
8
feast Day Of Month
8