The MacKillop Family of Australia

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Mary Helen MacKillop, 18421909 (aged 67 years)

Name
Mary Helen /MacKillop/
Name prefix
Saint Mary of the Cross
Given names
Mary Helen
Surname
MacKillop
Family with parents
father
Alexander MacKillop
18121868
Birth: 21 January 1812 24 4 Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Death: 19 December 1868Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
mother
Flora Hannah McDonald
18161886
Birth: 11 June 1816 43 39 Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Death: 30 May 1886Eden, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage Marriage14 July 1840Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
18 months
herself
Mary Helen MacKillop, 1869
18421909
Birth: 15 January 1842 29 25 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Death: 8 August 1909North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Alexandrina MacKillop
18501882
Birth: 1850 37 33 Victoria, Australia
Death: 1882
4 years
younger brother
Donald MacKillop
18531925
Birth: 1853 40 36 Victoria, Australia
Death: 1925
3 years
younger brother
18551856
Birth: about 1855 42 38 Victoria, Australia
Death: about 1856Victoria, Australia
3 years
younger brother
Birth
Baptism
Note: Baptised Maria Ellen.
Birth of a sister
Birth of a brother
Birth of a sister
Event
First Holy Communion
15 August 1850
Birth of a sister
Birth of a brother
Birth of a brother
Death of a brother
Birth of a brother
Death of a maternal grandmother
Death of a brother
Death of a father
Death of a sister
Death of a brother
Death of a sister
Death of a mother
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Mary MacKillop as a young woman
Mary MacKillop as a young woman
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Mary Helen MacKillop, 1869
Mary Helen MacKillop, 1869
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Mary Helen macKillop
Mary Helen macKillop
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Mary Mackillop Chapel in North Sydney, which holds MacKillop's tomb
Mary Mackillop Chapel in North Sydney, which holds MacKillop's tomb
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Mary Mackillop museum on Mount Street, North Sydney
Mary Mackillop museum on Mount Street, North Sydney
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The Mary MacKillop rose
The Mary MacKillop rose
Death
Address: Josephite Convent, North Sydney
Burial
Cemetery: Gore Hill Cemetery
Burial
Cemetery: Memorial Chapel
Note: After her burial, people continuously took earth from around her grave. As a result, her remains were exhumed and transferred to a vault before the altar of the Mother of God in the newly built Memorial Chapel in Mount Street, Sydney. The vault was a gift of Joanna Barr Smith, a lifelong friend and admiring Presbyterian.
Event
Note: by Pope John Paul II.
Event
Unique identifier
AE54150E3C33ED47B109EDF9185CDF7A3548
Last change
1 February 201209:27:47
Author of last change: Danny
Baptism

Baptised Maria Ellen.

Burial

After her burial, people continuously took earth from around her grave. As a result, her remains were exhumed and transferred to a vault before the altar of the Mother of God in the newly built Memorial Chapel in Mount Street, Sydney. The vault was a gift of Joanna Barr Smith, a lifelong friend and admiring Presbyterian.

Event

by Pope John Paul II.

Note

Mary was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Since her death she has attracted much veneration in Australia and internationally.

MacKillop is the only Australian to have been beatified (in 1995 by Pope John Paul II). On 17 July 2008, Pope Benedict XVI prayed at her tomb during his visit to Sydney for World Youth Day 2008. On 19 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI approved the Roman Catholic Church's recognition of a second miracle attributed to her intercession. It was announced on 19 February 2010 that her canonisation would be formally declared on 17 October 2010, making her the first Australian saint. She is now known as Saint Mary of the Cross.