Mary mac

Mary makillop

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    Mary makillop

  • birth

  • baptism

  • first holy communion

  • visit to penola to meet cousins and fr julian tenison

    governess to cameron children (cousins) at penola homestead, met fr julian tenison woods for first time
  • started stable school on st.joesphs day

    mary wears a plain black dress to signify her dedication to do her gods work
  • opens first convent cottage in grote street,adelaide

    and began teching in st.francis xavier hall school ; takes religous vows.
  • mary excomunicated

  • excomunication ordered removed

    episcopal investigation into affairs in adelaide (june),mary and sisters vindicated and fr woods advised to reliquish the direction of the sisters
  • sisters resorted to their habits

  • mary travels to rome

    to seek approval of rule written by fr woods. personal audience with pope pius ix
  • mary mackillop becomes superior general

    constitution of institute of st. joesph accepted by first general chapter,and mary elected superior general. free, compulsory education becomes law in south australia.
  • cardinal moran informs mary that proganda wants re-election

  • sacred heart becomes a regular congregatoin with mother house in north sydeney

  • mary elected superior general

  • mary died at mouth street north sydeney and was buried at gore hill cemetery.

  • building of memorial chapel and remains transfered