Mary Mackillop

By Blossom Oldfield

  • BIRTH

    BIRTH
    Mary Mackillop was
    Born in Melbourne
    suburb of Fitzroy,her parents
    were Flora and Alexander Mackillop who were immigrants from Scotland.

  • WENT TO WORK

    WENT TO WORK
    At the age of 16 Mary went out
    To work.

  • JOB AS A GOVERNESS

    JOB AS A GOVERNESS
    At 18 mary took a job as a governess on her uncle's farm.

  • OPENING THE FIRST SCHOOL

    OPENING THE FIRST SCHOOL
    Mary and Fr Woods opened their first
    Free Catholic School in Penola.

  • SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH

    SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH
    Mary formed a new order of nuns - The Sisters Of Saint Joseph when she 25.

  • EXCOMMUNICATED FROM THE CHURCH

    EXCOMMUNICATED FROM THE CHURCH
    Mary was excommunicated from the church.

  • TRAVELLED TO ROME TO SEE THE POPE

    TRAVELLED TO ROME TO SEE THE POPE
    Mary travelled to Rome for a personal
    Audience with the Pope Pius lX and obtained papal approval for the sisterhood.

  • MARY'S DEATH

    MARY'S DEATH
    Mary had a stroke and 7 years later she died at the age of 60.

  • BEATIFIED

    BEATIFIED
    Mary was Beatified on the 19 of
    January.

  • CANONISED

    CANONISED
    Mary was Canonised and became a saint on the 17 of October.