Saint Mary Mackillop
Also known as: Maria Ellen MacKillop; Marie Ellen MacKillop; Mother Mary of the Cross
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 8
Born
January 15, 1842
Died
August 8, 1909
Canonized
17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Beatified
19 January 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Mary Mackillop, also known as Maria Ellen MacKillop or Mother Mary of the Cross, was born on January 15, 1842, in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. She was the eldest child of Alexander and Flora MacKillop, Scottish emigrants who had come to Australia in search of a better life. Alexander had initially studied for the priesthood but was not ordained....
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