Mary mackillop mini biography samples

Quick facts for kids Saint Mary MacKillop R.S.J.
Mother Mary of the Cross (1869)
Founder
Born	(1842-01-15)15 January 1842
Died	8 August 1909(1909-08-08) (aged 67) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	19 January 1995, Sydney, New South Wales by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	17 October 2010, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrine	Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Feast	8 August
Patronage	Australia Archdiocese of Brisbane Knights of the Southern Cross

Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross.

Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with Julian Tenison-Woods, she founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the J