The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley (1787-1841) was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. The Order has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the nuns taught Catholics (and at times Protestants) at a time when education was mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland. Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy (RSM) is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1831. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Catherine McAuley as depicted on the £5 note of Series C Banknotes of Ireland.

Catherine McAuley was born in Ireland on September 29, 1787. Her father was a prosperous Catholic gentleman which was unusual at that time for Catholics were not allowed to own property or hold good jobs. Though he died when Catherine was very young, she learned from him great compassion for the troubles of people who are poor. When she inherited a considerable fortune at the age of 48, she chose to use it to build a house where she and other compassionate women could take in homeless women and provide care and an education for them and their children. Image File history File links CBI_-_SERIES_C_-_FIVE_POUND_NOTE.PNG www. ... Image File history File links CBI_-_SERIES_C_-_FIVE_POUND_NOTE.PNG www. ... The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland where the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the Euro, it replaced Series B Banknotes. ...

She never intended to found a community of religious women. The church (clergy and people) of the time, however, were not supportive of groups of lay women working independently of church structures. Catherine's clerical mentor urged her to form a religious Institute. Catherine and two other women entered the formation program of the Presentation Sisters to formally prepare for life as women religious. At the end of one year they professed vows and returned to the House of Mercy. The Sisters of Mercy consider December 12, 1831 the day of their founding as a religious community. The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy (RSM) is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1831. ...

Catherine lived only ten years as a Sister of Mercy but, in that time, she had established 12 foundations in Ireland and two in England. When she died there were 150 Sisters of Mercy. Shortly thereafter, small groups of sisters left Ireland to establish new foundations on the east and west coasts of the United States, in Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina.

Total worldwide vowed membership is about 10,000. Mercy International Centre in Dublin, Ireland is the international "home" of Sisters of Mercy worldwide.

In 1978, the cause for the beatification of the Servant of God Catherine McAuley was opened by Pope Paul VI, and in 1990, upon recognition of her heroic virtues, Pope John Paul II declared her Venerable. This places her on the path towards possible sainthood. Catherine McAuley Primary School, Craigmore, South Australia, Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, Catherine McAuley Westmead, Australia, McAuley Catholic College in Grafton, Australia, McAuley High School in Cincinnati, OH,Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, Maine, Catherine McAuley High School, Brooklyn, NY, and The McAuley School in Doncaster, South Yorkshire are named for her. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Servant of God is the title given to a person of the Roman Catholic Church upon whom a pope has opened a cause of sainthood. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Catholic... A Stained Glass image of Venerable Father Samuel Mazzuchelli in St. ... General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School is an all-girls, Catholic high school located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago at 3737 West 99th Street. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works. Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... </ref> | est = 1851 | elevation = 5 | maxtemp = 25. ... This article is about the city of Ohio. ... Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, with a 2004 population of 63,882. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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• Sisters of Mercy of the America
• Mercy Volunteer Corps
• Mercy Associates
• Catherine's Canonization Cause
• Catherine McAuley Westmead,Australia
• McAuley Foundation, Australia
• Catherine McAuley High School of Portland, Maine
• The McAuley High School of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Mother McAuley
• Sisters of Mercy
• The McAuley School, Doncaster, UK
• Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA