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

  • 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