Thursday 22 August 1872
Yorkshire Street Convent, Burnley founded from Commercial Rd, London - Sr Angela Gilsenan.
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Foundation to Cedar Rapids from Davenport, Iowa July 22, 1875

Foundation to Cedar Rapids from Davenport, Iowa

Opening of Mercy International Centre, Baggot St, Dublin July 23, 1994

Opening of Mercy International Centre, Baggot St, Dublin

Foundation to Wilcannia from Yass, New South Wales - M Paul Fielding July 23, 1890

Foundation to Wilcannia from Yass, New South Wales - M Paul Fielding

Foundation to Albury, New South Wales from Goulburn - M Ignatius Murphy July 22, 1868

Foundation to Albury, New South Wales from Goulburn - M Ignatius Murphy

Old Swan Convent opened as a branch house from Mount Vernon Convent, Liverpool. July 24, 1851

Old Swan Convent opened as a branch house from Mount Vernon Convent, Liverpool.

Classes begin in a new co-institutional college in Palmerston North. Sister M. Clement Long is appointed Principal of the Girls School July 24, 1974

Classes begin in a new co-institutional college in Palmerston North. Sister M. Clement Long is appointed Principal of the Girls School

Foundation to Edinburgh from Limerick - M Gertrude Hynes July 24, 1858

Foundation to Edinburgh from Limerick - M Gertrude Hynes

Foundation to Portland, Oregon from Morris, Minnesota - M Joseph Lynch July 23, 1896

Foundation to Portland, Oregon from Morris, Minnesota - M Joseph Lynch

Sisters of Mercy, Tacloban, Phillipines become autonomous July 25, 1981

Sisters of Mercy, Tacloban, Phillipines become autonomous

Foundation to St Mary's, Christchurch from Greymouth July 25, 1894

Foundation to St Mary's, Christchurch from Greymouth

Orphanage opened, Broken Hill, New South Wales July 26, 1898

Orphanage opened, Broken Hill, New South Wales

Establishment of Union of Sisters of Mercy of Australia - M Patricia O'Neill July 26, 1954

Establishment of Union of Sisters of Mercy of Australia - M Patricia O'Neill

House opened at Booterstown - M Ursula Frayne July 26, 1838

House opened at Booterstown - M Ursula Frayne

Union of Sisters of Mercy of Diocese of Waterford/Lismore - MJ Sheehy July 27, 1985

Union of Sisters of Mercy of Diocese of Waterford/Lismore - MJ Sheehy

St Mary's Hospital, San Francisco - first Catholic Hospital in far-west July 27, 1857

St Mary's Hospital, San Francisco - first Catholic Hospital in far-west

Foundation to Toowong, Queensland - M Patrick Potter July 27, 1902

Foundation to Toowong, Queensland - M Patrick Potter

Swanbourne Road Convent, Sheffield founded - Sr Pauline O'Leary July 28, 1981

Swanbourne Road Convent, Sheffield founded - Sr Pauline O'Leary

Foundation to Sandy Point, West Newfoundland from Providence, Rhode Island - M Antonio Egan July 28, 1893

Foundation to Sandy Point, West Newfoundland from Providence, Rhode Island - M Antonio Egan

First Mercy Global Presence Regional Gatherings were held 28-30 July 2020 July 28, 2020

First Mercy Global Presence Regional Gatherings were held 28-30 July 2020

Death of Sr Bernard Garden - Foundress of Pontypool, Elgin and Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire. July 31, 1851

Death of Sr Bernard Garden - Foundress of Pontypool, Elgin and Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire.

The combined convent, boarding school and Notre Dame Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa were destroyed by fire originating from a neighboring house July 31, 1922

The combined convent, boarding school and Notre Dame Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa were destroyed by fire originating from a neighboring house

Death of M Patricia Waldron, Foundress of Merion community July 30, 1916

Death of M Patricia Waldron, Foundress of Merion community

St Philomena's School opened in Te Aro, Wellington August 01, 1873

St Philomena's School opened in Te Aro, Wellington

First reception at Tullamore - M Catherine Locke, M Clare Delamere August 01, 1836

First reception at Tullamore - M Catherine Locke, M Clare Delamere