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Date of birth and death
She was born in Fitzroy, Melbourne January 15, 1842 and died in North Sydney on August 8, 1901. -
Argument with the bishop of Adelaide
In 1871 Mary was excommunicated because of an argument with the Bishop of Adelaide, -
To get her order approved
She travelled to Rome by sea in 1873-74 to have the rule of her Order approved by the Pope himself. -
Canonisation of Mary MacKillop
Canonisation of Mary MacKillop was begun in 1925. -
Ensured of her canonisation
in December 2009 of a second miracle, also a woman being cured of cancer, ensured Mary’s path to Canonisation. -
Officially canonised
On Sunday, October 17, 2010, Mary MacKillop became Australia’s first declared Saint, she was canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter’s Square, Rome.