BIRTHDAY
Jan 15, 1842 January 15
BIRTHPLACE
Fitzroy Australia
DEATH DATE
Aug 8, 2024 (age 67)
BIRTH SIGN
About
Australian nun who founded the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, which established a number of schools throughout Australia, in 1866.
Trivia
She is the first Australian to be recognized by the Catholic Church as a saint.
Before Fame
She started work at the age of 14 as a clerk in a stationery store in Melbourne to help support her family.
Family Life
Her brother Donald was a Jesuit priest who worked among the Aborigines in the Northern part of Austrailia.
Associated With
She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.