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birth
Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin in the year 1778 -
Catherine’s father dies
Catherine’s father died when she was 5 -
Catherine’s mother dies
Catherine’s mother dies -
living with her uncle
after her parents live with her uncle owen conway -
Catherine has no money
, so she goes to live with some relatives but she was unhappy -
Catherine now moves
into the home of Mr and Mrs Callaghan but does not like how they talk about god -
Mrs Callaghan dies
Mrs Callaghan dies Catherine is sad -
Mr Callaghan dies.
He left all his money and property to
Catherine, including his country estate called Coolock House and is sad -
Catherine decides to use her inheritance to build a house in Baggot Street, Dublin, to help the poor
Catherine decides to use her inheritance to build a house
in Baggot Street, Dublin, to help the poor and to educate kids -
The House of Mercy on Baggot Street opens
. It is a school for
poor Irish girls, and also a home for homeless girls and women -
they become nuns
Catherine and two close friends begin their training to
become nuns -
The beginning of the Sisters of Mercy
they open school all around Britten and island -
Catherine dies
she dies of tuberculossis