On This Day

November 22, 1884

Acquisition of Merion motherhouse property

November 23, 1905

Death of M Paul Fielding, Foundress of Yass/Wilcannia, New South Wales - from Rockfortbridge, Co Westmouth

November 23, 1882

Foundation to Tumut from Goulburn - M Bernard Greenan

November 24, 1916

Novitiate opened at Bella Vista, Cobh, Co Cork

November 25, 1878

Death of M Cecilia Maher, Foundress of Auckland

November 26, 1860

Foundation to Gravesend, Kent from Bermondsey.

November 26, 1862

Sisters take charge of Stanton Military Hospital during Civil War

November 26, 1878

Foundation to Cappoquin from Wexford - M Catherine Devereaux

November 26, 1985

Establishment of Mercy Associates, Auckland

November 27, 1893

Foundation to Des Moines, Iowa from Davenport - M Elizabeth Butler

November 28, 1844

Sister Mary Joseph Lynch, founder of the Detroit, Michigan region, received the holy habit of religion at the Kinsale convent

November 28, 1884

Foundation to Grafton, Australia from Bermondsey - Sr Stanislaus Simson.

November 29, 1909

Death of M Austin Carroll, Mobile (professed Cork, Foundress of Buffalo, writer of life of Catherine)

November 30, 2006

The inaugural Catherine McAuley Lecture is delivered by Dr Alice Sinnott rsm. The lecture series would become an annual event.

November 30, 1961

Announcement of publication of a book of poems, Dialogue for Christmas Eve, the third published work of Sr. M. Edwardine O'Connor, head of the English department at Mercy College, Detroit, Michigan

December 01, 1990

Opening of Respite Care Centre for HIV/AIDS patients, Bodmin

December 01, 1957

Opening of new Mercy Hospital, Albury, New South Walse - M Hugh Berrell

December 02, 1963

Carmel College, a secondary school for girls, is opened on Auckland's North Shore - Sister M Justine Gillies

December 02, 1884

Foundation to West Texas

December 02, 1884

Death of M Aloysius Brady, Foundress of Downpatrick, Northern Ireland

December 03, 1881

Foundation to Red Bluff, California from Yreka - M Helena Dickson

December 03, 1858

Foundation to Navan from Kells - M Catherine Atkinson

December 03, 1859

Foundation to Geelong, Victoria from Baggot St - M C Xavier Maguire

December 05, 1937

M Bertrand O'Keefe died Carysfort (Superior Baggot St 1918 - 24)