Posts Tagged ‘Sisters of St Joseph’

A Mary Mackillop link restored in Christchurch

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

An important link to St Mary MacKillop lies in the Barbadoes St cemetery in Christchurch New Zealand. Buried there is Mary’s brother, John, who transformed stables at Penola in South Australia to create the Sisters of St Josephs’ first school, which opened in 1866. The place of burial was recently given a special blessing by Bishop Barry Read more