Sister Irene

By jaangokcm9

  • Sister Irenes Birth

    Irene was born on 21 August 1938.
  • Sister Irene joined the sisters of St. Joseph.

    Sister Irene joined the sisters of St. Joseph.

    She joined the Sisters of St Joseph in 1956 and spent the next few years teaching in territory areas of Australia.
  • Sister Irene went to serve the poor.

    Sister Irene went to serve the poor.

    After 30 years of teaching in Australia Irene made a crucial decision to serve the poor. She arrived in Peru in for missionary work.
  • Sister Irene was warned.

    Sister Irene was warned.

    The priests of Huasahuasi were alerted that they were in danger from Sendero Luminoso, so they decided the two sisters left the village for Lima. Irene, however, felt that the church could not abandon the villagers at this time and returned on 14 January 1990.
  • 12 Months of Serving at peru.

    12 Months of Serving at peru.

    For 12 months Huasahuasi was without a resident priest. During this time irene and Dorothy Stevenson served the people, led the communion services and provided leadership for the people of the area.
  • Sister Irene Continued Serving the Poor

    Sister Irene Continued Serving the Poor

    Sister Irene continued her ministry of providing libraries to help poor children who had no chance of obtaining books.

  • The terroists entered peru.

    About 6 pm on Tuesday, 21 May 1991 an armed band of members of Sendero Luminoso entered the town of Huasahuasi. They threatened residents and entered a number of homes.

  • Sister Irene was Caught!

    She was caught by terrorists and taken to town square, then executed by a 4 year old girl.

  • Sister Irenes Mass Funeral.

    On 23 May 1991 a funeral Mass was held and Irene was buried in the Huasahuasi cemetery, in a niche donated by a parishioner.
  • Sister Irene was considered a saint!

    Sister Irene was considered a saint!