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Person Maguire, Reverend Mother (Mary Cecilia) Xavier (1819? - 1879)
- Born
- 1819?
- Died
- 1879
- Occupation
- Church Worker
Summary
Reverend Mother Superior (Mary Cecilia) Xavier Maguire led the establishment of a community of the Sisters of Mercy in Geelong. The order arrived in Geelong from Dublin on 3 December 1859 and within a year had established a convent, orphanage, boarding and day school, industrial school, and farmlet. Reverend Mother Xavier Maquire was mother superior of the convent for twenty years.
Details
On September 5, 1859, Mother Xavier, accompanied by Sister Margaret Mullally, Gabriel Sherlock, and Regis Manly, set sail from Dublin in response to a request from the Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr. Goold, for the Sisters of Mercy to establish a presence in Geelong.
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- Law Report: In Re Mary Ellen Kearney, The Argus, 15 September 1866, 6 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5773341. Details
- Geelong: From Our Own Correspondent, The Argus, 2 September 1879, 3 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5954679. Details
- College History, [2011], http://web.shcgeelong.catholic.edu.au/about_shc/history.php. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Geelong: From Our Own Correspondent, The Argus, 2 September 1879, 3 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5954679; College History, [2011], http://web.shcgeelong.catholic.edu.au/about_shc/history.php.
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Created: 16 December 2011, Last modified: 4 December 2012
Last updated: 2 May 2013
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