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Mary Mackillop was born on the 15th of January, 1842 in Fitzroy. She was one of 7 children.
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Mary Mackillop was born on the 15th of January 1842 in Fitzroy, Melbourne. She was one of 7 children.
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In 1858 Mary Mackillop left school to work so she could support her family because they were very poor at the time.
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Mary took a job as a governess at her uncle’s farm to earn money for herself and her family.
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When Mary Mackillop met Fr Tenison Woods in 1862, he offered to help fund the sisters of St Joseph.
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Mary Mackillop opened the very first free catholic school in 1866 for any children no matter their skin colour or if they were rich or poor.
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Fr Tenison Woods offered to fund the sisters of St Joseph’s school. Within 4 years, 130 sisters of St Joseph.
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In 1871, Mary was kicked out of her church by Bishop Sheil because of insubordination.
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Mary travelled to Rome to receive a blessing from the Pope of Rome. He happily gave her the blessing, and while she was there, a group of girls asked her if they could join the sisters of St Joseph, and Mary kindly accepted
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Mary, sadly had a stroke several years before she died. She was in a wheelchair for the rest of her life and died a few years later.
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In 2010 Mary officially was beatified (became a saint). This can take up to 100 years for a person to be officially become a saint. The people who name a specific person a saint. They need to go through all her history and need to find out what miracles occurred when people pray to her.
