Sr Irene Mccormack

  • her birth

    her birth
    She was raised on a farm at Trayning near New Norcia WA
  • when she entered the Sisters of St Joseph

    when she entered the Sisters of St Joseph
  • she received her first vows to become a nun

    she received her first vows to become a nun
  • she took her first vows

  • she took her final vows

  • she arrived in Peru to do missionary work

    she arrived in Peru to do missionary work
  • left the village in peru because it was too dangerous

  • returned to Peru because she knew she couldn't abandon the villagers

    returned to Peru because she knew she couldn't abandon the villagers
  • she was executed

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGdU3fC0SPA</a>
    she was shot at the back of her head, supposedly by a little girl
  • the Josephite sisters celebrated 10 years in Peru