Mary MacKillop's Significant Contributions towards Establishing the Catholic Church in Colonial Australia'
By eagnola
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Mary Mackillop was born on the 15th of January 1842, in Melbourne.
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In 1861 Mary met Father Julian Tenison Woods.
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MacKillop stayed for two years with the Camerons before accepting a job teaching the children of Portland, Victoria in 1862.
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In 1866 they began the first St Joseph's school in a stable.
2 of Mary's sisters came to help. -
Mary dedicated her life to doing God's work.
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Mary was ban from the catholic church in 1871.
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Between 1902 and 1915 she opened 5 more schools.
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Mary died on the 8th of August 1909.
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They kept working after Mary died.
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On the 17th of October 2010 Mary became Australia's first saint.