Mary Mackillop significant events

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  • 1861 BCE

    Mary Mackillop met Father Julian Tenison Woods.

    When Mary was eighteen, she moved to Penola, South Australia to be a governess for her aunt and uncles children. There she met Father Julian Tenison Woods.

  • Father Woods founded the SOSJ (Sisters of Saint Josephs of the sacred heart)

    Father Woods and Mary felt bad for the poor and uneducated children so they started the SOSJ's to teach at Mary's school's

  • Mary Mackillop and SOSJ arrived in QLD

    Mary and the SOSJ arrived in QLD to build more school's for the uneducated poor children.

  • Josephites were teaching at St Mary’s School in South Brisbane

    Many Josehites came to teach at St Mary's School in South Brisbane.

  • Mary was excommunicated from the church

    from 1871 to 1872 Mary was excommunicated from the church.

  • Mary was canonized

    In February 2010 Mary was officially made a saint.