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Tuesday 07 March 1961
The foundation stone for the new St Mary's Convent in Wellington was blessed. Sisters took up residence in 1963
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July 27, 1985Union of Sisters of Mercy of Diocese of Waterford/Lismore - MJ Sheehy
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July 27, 1857St Mary's Hospital, San Francisco - first Catholic Hospital in far-west
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July 27, 1902Foundation to Toowong, Queensland - M Patrick Potter
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July 28, 1981Swanbourne Road Convent, Sheffield founded - Sr Pauline O'Leary
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July 28, 1893Foundation to Sandy Point, West Newfoundland from Providence, Rhode Island - M Antonio Egan
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July 28, 2020First Mercy Global Presence Regional Gatherings were held 28-30 July 2020
July 31, 1851Death of Sr Bernard Garden - Foundress of Pontypool, Elgin and Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire.
July 31, 1922The combined convent, boarding school and Notre Dame Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa were destroyed by fire originating from a neighboring house
July 30, 1916Death of M Patricia Waldron, Foundress of Merion community
August 01, 1873St Philomena's School opened in Te Aro, Wellington
August 01, 1836First reception at Tullamore - M Catherine Locke, M Clare Delamere
August 02, 1945Death of M Cecilia Cunningham, Adelaide, South Australia
August 04, 1873Foundation to Rockhampton from Brisbane - M Vincent Whitty/M de Sales Gorry
August 05, 1866St Mary's Chapel opens on St Mary's Convent site in Ponsonby Auckland.
August 05, 1895Death of M Bernard Dickson, Crimean nurse, Foundress of Wellington
August 05, 1894Foundation to Sandgate from Brisbane, Queensland - M Borgia Byrne
August 05, 1865Foundation to Bangor, Maine from New Hampshire - M Gonzaga O'Brien
August 05, 1883Death of M de Sale Vigne, Foundress of Dundalk, 1847 from Baggot St
August 06, 1887Foundation to Council Bluffs, Iowa from Minneapolis - M Vincent McDermott
August 06, 1883Foundation to Ballybunion from Tralee
August 06, 1890Death of M Rose Lynch, (Baggot St./ Birr/ Newfoundland/ Dundalk/ Geelong Australia/ Baggot St.)
August 06, 1898Death of M Baptist Russell, Foundress of San Francisco from Kinsale, Co Cork
August 07, 1955Swadlincote Convent opened as abranch house of Bridge Gate, Derby
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August 08, 1849Mother Cecilia Maher and her seven companions left St Leo’s Convent in Carlow, Ireland on 8 August 1849 in the early morning before the rest of the community were awake.
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