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Why was Mary Mackillop a sister?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Reverend Mother Mary MacKillop was the first sister and Mother Superior of the Sisters of the St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Her family was very religious, her father having studied for the priesthood in Rome, before moving to Australia. She started the order of the Josephites to educate children. Her canonization was held in Rome October 17, 2010.

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