Catherine McAuley

Standard Name: McAuley, Catherine

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Theme or Topic Treated in Text Bessie Rayner Parkes
This work features two founders of religious Orders in Ireland—Mary Aikenhead of the Sisters of Charity and Catherine McAuley of the Mercy Sisters —as well as Elizabeth Ann Seton of the USA.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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1775: The Irish Presentation Order of nuns was...

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1775

The Irish Presentation Order of nuns was founded in Dublin, to educate the poor, by Honora ('Nano') Nagle (who came from Catholic gentry stock in County Cork, and had independent wealth); they opened their...

1827: Using a substantial inheritance, Catherine...

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1827

Using a substantial inheritance, Catherine McAuley commissioned a building in Dublin which became schools and a residence for unemployed women.
Scanlan, Pauline. The Irish Nurse: A Study of Nursing in Ireland. Drumlin, 1991.
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September 1828: Catherine McAuley opened in Baggot Street,...

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September 1828

Catherine McAuley opened in Baggot Street, Dublin, her first House of Mercy , a centre for charity and teaching.
Atkinson, Norman. Irish Education: A History of Educational Institutions. Allen Figgis, 1969.
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1831: Catherine McAuley created the Order of the...

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1831

Catherine McAuley created the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland to care for the sick.
Scanlan, Pauline. The Irish Nurse: A Study of Nursing in Ireland. Drumlin, 1991.
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