SAINT MARY MACKILLOP

BY ALESSIA CONTENTS PAGE

• What are some interesting facts on Mary Mackillop’s early life page 3 • What contribution did Mary Mackillop make to Australia or the world? page 4 • Why did Mary Mackillop take this path in her life? page 5 • How did Mary Mackillop’s work make a difference in the world? Page 6 • When did Mary Mackillop become a ? Page 7 • Links page 8 • Bibliography page 9

WHAT ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS ON MARY MACKILLOP’S CHILDHOOD?

• Mary was born on the 15th January, 1842 • She died on August 8th, 1909. • Mary grew into a teenager against the background of the goldrushes • Mary’s parents were born in Scotland. • Mary had three sisters and four brothers WHAT CONTRIBUTION DID MARY MACKILLOP MAKE TO AUSTRALIA OR THE WORLD? • In , Mary opened an orphanage for people young and old, male and female. • The Sisters visited people in jail and those who were poor and sick.

• As more and more young women joined Mary as Sisters, they were able to start more schools. All children were welcome at the Josephite schools, which provided free Catholic education. • In 1866 the Sisters began the first St Joseph’s School in an old stable.

• it WHY DID MARY MACKILLOP TAKE THIS PATH IN HER LIFE?

• Mary cared about the people who had no one to look after them because their parents couldn’t afford to look after them or their parents had died. • Mary took this path in her life because she liked doing the work she did.

WHEN DID MARY MACKILLOP BECOME A SAINT?

• Mary Mackillop became a Saint on February the 19th 2010. To this day Mary Mackillop is and forever will be Australia's very first Saint. • In 2010, to commemorate Mary Mackillop becoming a Saint a rose was planted in the Gardens of the in Rome, Italy. HOW DID MARY MACKILLOP’S WORK MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD OR AUSTRALIA? • Mary’s work made a difference in the world because she ran a school for people who couldn’t afford to go to proper schools. • She believed that everyone had the right to be educated. LINKS FOR MARY MACKILLOP VIDEOS

• http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3031894.htm BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Mary Mackillop Holy Mother to the Poor Rose Inserra ( series Makers and Shakers ) • http://www.marymackillop.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/000395_baba.pdf