Catherine McAuley

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Catherine McAuley was a 19th-century Irish Catholic religious sister and social reformer who established a major congregation dedicated to education, healthcare, and service to the poor.

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Catherine McAuley canonical 4
Catherine McAuley Westmead 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious sister
Irish person
founder of religious order
human
social reformer
birthCountry Ireland
birthDate 1778-09-29
birthPlace Dublin
burialPlace Baggot Street, Dublin
causeOfBeatification heroic virtue
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 1841-11-11
deathPlace Baggot Street, Dublin
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName McAuley
founded House of Mercy on Baggot Street, Dublin
Sisters of Mercy
gender female
givenName Catherine
hasHonorificSuffix R.S.M.
hasMotto The poor need help today, not next week
hasTitle Venerable
inspired expansion of Sisters of Mercy worldwide
knownFor founding the Sisters of Mercy
healthcare for the poor
promotion of education for girls
work with the poor
languageSpoken English
legacy global network of Mercy hospitals and clinics
global network of Mercy schools
locationOfActivity Dublin
Ireland
mainInterest care of the sick
education of poor girls
shelter for homeless women
movement Catholic social reform
name Catherine McAuley
notableWork House of Mercy, Baggot Street
occupation educator
nurse
religious sister
social worker
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Sisters of Mercy
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Sisters of Mercy founder Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley name Catherine McAuley
Religious Sisters of Mercy founder Catherine McAuley
McAuley Catholic College namedAfter Catherine McAuley
Westmead railway station serves Catherine McAuley Westmead
linked to: Catherine McAuley