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SR IRENE'S BIRTH
SR IRENE MC CORMACK WAS BORN ON THE 21ST OF AUGUST 1938 IN A TOWN CALLED KUNUNOPPIN -
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LIFE OF SISTER IRENE
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JOINING THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH
IN 1956 SR IRENE MCCORMACK JOINED THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH -
first vowels
she took her first vowels in 1959 -
final vowels
she took her final vowels in 1965 -
graduating from uni
in 1969 she graduated from university -
She left to serve in Huasahuasi
she left lime to serve in Huasahuasi in peru, high in the Andes Mountains about 200 km from Lima. -
DANGER FROM SENDERO LUMINOSO
ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER 1989 SR IRENE MCCORMACK WAS WARNED THAT THEY WERE IN DANGER FROM SENDERO LUMINOSO -
celebrating 10 years
the josephite sisters celebrated 10 years in peru on april 1991 -
teaching sewing
on the 21st of may 1991 sr irene taught sewing -
21 May 1991
SR IRENE MCCORMACK DIED ON THE 21ST OF MAY 1991 IN PERU SHE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD -
SR IRENES FUNERAL
IN 1991 ON THE 23RD OF MAY A FUNERAL WAS HELD IN MEMORY OF HER -
AUSTRALIAS SECOND SAINT
ON OCTOBER 21ST 2010 AN ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE THAT SR IRENE MCCORMACK SHOULD BE AUSTRLIAS SECOND SAINT -
MOVING TO PERU TO BE A MISSIONARY
IN 1987 SHE ARRIVED IN PERU TO DO MISSIONARY WORK -
SR IRENE FELT THAT THE CHURCH SHOULD NOT BE ABANDON
SR IRENE FELT THAT THE CHURCH SHOULD NOT BE ABANDON SO SHE RETURNED TO THE CHURCH ON THE 14TH OF JANUARY 1990
