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          During her lifetime she was known as Mother Mary of the Cross.

        1. During her lifetime she was known as Mother Mary of the Cross.
        2. In , MacKillop moved to Penola in South Australia, to work as a governess for her young cousins.
        3. Mary MacKillop was the first Australian to be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
        4. Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January – 8 August ) was an Australian religious sister who has been declared a saint by the Catholic.
        5. Mary Helen MacKillop born in Brunswick.

          6. Mary MacKillop was the first Australian to be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church..

          Mary MacKillop facts for kids

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          Saint
          Mary MacKillop
          R.S.J.

          Mother Mary of the Cross ()

          Founder
          Born()15 January
          Died8 August () (aged 67)
          North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
          Venerated inCatholic Church
          Beatified19 January , Sydney, New South Wales by Pope John Paul II
          Canonized17 October , Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI
          Major shrineMary MacKillop Place, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
          Feast8 August
          Patronage
          • Australia
          • Archdiocese of Brisbane
          • Knights of the Southern Cross

          Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January – 8 August ) 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 Josephites), a congregation of religious sisters t