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Mary was born in Melbourne and oldest daughter of eight.Her mum was called flora and her dad was called Alexander.
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At the age of 16 Mary leaves school early to start work.The money that she gets from work will help her parents with the bills and food for all the children they have.
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Mary took the job as a governess on her.While doing this she meet tension woods.
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Mary and fr tension woods opened the first free catholic school in Penola in a stable.
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Together they formed the sisters of st joseph. Mary was the first to take the vows and she became their leader yet she was only 25.Within 5 years there were more than 130 sisters.
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Adelaide bishop Laurence Sheil excommunicated Mary from church.5 months later she was aloud back to church.
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Travelled to Rome and obtained paper approval for the sisterhood. Mary also sought to sign of the rule of life document,but it was discarded and another was bought up.After this Mary an fr tension woods seperet.
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Mary died in Sydney not Adelaide because 25 years ago she was accused of being an alcoholic.
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Mary was beatified 86 years after she died.
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Finally Mary became a saint.
