Catherine McAuley

By abbi.mckenzie

  • Birth

    Catherine's parents were blessed with the birth of a child called Catherine McAuley, in Dublin

  • Catherine's father died

    Catherine's father died when she was age 5

  • Catherine's mother died

    Catherines mother died of

  • Relatives

    Catherine goes to live with her relatives for a while after her parents die

  • Callaghan House

    Catherine went to live with Mr and Mrs Callaghan after already living with 2 other families

  • Mr Callaghan

    Mr Callaghan dies leaving his house and money to Catherine

  • Inheritance

    Catherine uses her inheritance to build a house to help the poor.

  • Opening

    Catherine opened the school for the young girls

  • Deaths

    Her friend and ally the Priest died

  • Visit poor

    Catherine went to the hospital to look after some of the poor.

  • Brother and kids

    Catherine's brother dies and his kids decide they want to go to Catherine instead of anyone else

  • Becoming a Nun

    Catherine and 2 other girls went and took vows to become proper nuns

  • Founding the Sisters of Mercy

    Catherine McAuley founded a religious group called the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland

  • Cholera

    The cholera epidemic strikes Dublin

  • Death/Last Breath

    Catherine McAuley died of tuberculosis