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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
SUBMIT A MERCY FACT
October 23, 2015Sisters of Mercy from America were in Beirut before the Civil War of 1975-1990
October 23, 1898Sisters take charge of Coromandel Hospital, Auckland
October 23, 1853Chicago Mercy Hospital and Orphan Asylum opened
October 22, 1836Profession at Baggot St of M Anne Agnes (Catherine's niece) and M Cecilia Marmion
October 24, 1838M Vincent Hartnett professed - Limerick
October 24, 1969Foundation to Yola, Nigeria from Dungarvan, Co Waterford - M Philomena Kelly
October 24, 1851Foundation to Loughrea, Galway from Baggot St - M Magdalen Bourke
October 25, 1837M Anastasia McGawley, Cork - first to take 4th vow
October 25, 1896Foundation to Uckfield, Sussex from Midhurst
October 26, 1990Foundation to Secunda, South Africa
October 27, 1837Foundation to Dundalk, Co Louth from Baggot St - M de Sales Vigne
Foundation of Colwyn Bay, N Wales from Oldham, Lancashire - Sr Stanislaus Merigan.
October 28, 1859Foundation to Goulburn from Westport, Co Mayo - M Ignatius Murphy
October 29, 1874Sisters moved to new convent, Main St, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary
October 30, 1986Foundation to Piet Retief, South Africa
October 29, 1836Foundation to Charleville, Co Cork from Baggot St - M Angela Dunne
October 31, 1982Sisters of Mercy commence housing ministry at Monte Cecilia House, Auckland - Sisters Mary Foy, Chanel Peacock, Kathleen O'Halloran
October 31, 1866Foundation to Nashville, Tennessee from Rhode Island - M Clare McMahon
October 30, 1896Opening of St Mary's Hospital, Drogheda, Co Louth
October 31, 1866Foundation to Bathurst, New South Wales from Charleville, Co Cork
November 01, 1961Mission to Monsefu, Peru from Newfoundland
November 01, 1883Mater Hospital, Belfast opened - M Magdalen Malone
November 01, 1869St Peter's Hospital, Albany opened - M Paula Harris
Doncaster and Hunslet communities send first Sisters to Peru.

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