Significant Dates In The Life Of Mary Mackillop By tylah.hornby Period: Jan 1, 1842 to Aug 1, 1909 Significant Dates In The Life Of Mary Mackillop Jan 15, 1842 Birth Of Mary Makillop Birth of Mary Mackillop Aug 15, 1850 First Holy Communion Jan 1, 1861 Governess to Camereon Children Met Fr Wood, Mar 19, 1866 Started the Stable School, St Josephs Day Aug 15, 1867 Opens first convent cottage Adelaide, Teaching atv st Francis Xavier School Hall, Takes Religious Vows Sep 22, 1871 Mary Excommunicated Feb 23, 1872 Excommunication order removed Mar 19, 1872 Sisters restored to there Habits Jan 1, 1873 Mary travels to Rome To seek approval of rule written by father woods Jan 1, 1875 Mary elected Superior general, Free compulsory education becomes law Jan 1, 1885 Cardinal Moran informs Mary that Propaganda Considers her re-election invalid Mother bernard elected instead Jan 1, 1888 sisters of st joseph approved a regular congregation Jan 1, 1898 Mary elected superiour general after death of mother bernard Aug 8, 1909 Mary Died Jan 1, 1914 Building of memorial chapel and transfer of her remains