Mary Mackillop's Significant Contributions towards Establishing the Catholic Church in Colonial Australia
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where Mary Mackillop was born
Mary was born in Fitzroy Melbourne -
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Mary Mackillop's life
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Mary's first school
Mary and Julian Tennison Woods set up first free catholic school in Penola in a converted stable -
when Mary started to wear a black dress
Mary started to wear simple black dress and began congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph -
when Mary started to make schools in different places
Mary opened a school in Yankalilla, South Australia in October 1867 -
Mary had 70 members working at all her schools
by the end of 1869 more than 70 members of St Joseph were educating children at 21 schools in Adelaide and in the country -
when Mary was teaching in Brisbane
The Josephites were teaching at St Mary’s School, South Brisbane -
when Mary was excommunicated from the church
In 1871 Mary Mackillop was excommunicated from the church after being four years of a nun -
Mary seeks approval
In 1871 Mary Mackillop was excommunicated from the church after being four years of a nun -
Mary set up a small town in New Zealand
in the early 1880's Mary set up a small school in a country town in New Zealand -
when the sisters came to Queensland
The Sisters of Saint Joseph returned to Queensland -
when Mary became a saint
in June 1995 Mary Mackillop became a saint