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Thursday 22 August 1872
Yorkshire Street Convent, Burnley founded from Commercial Rd, London - Sr Angela Gilsenan.
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August 13, 2001First edition of Mercy e-News published and sent to the 100 Sisters of Mercy who were known to have email addresses
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August 13, 1966M Lucille Middleton rsm, named in top ten women of Detroit by 'Salute to Women Who Work Week'. Largely because of her the first Jewish-Catholic dialogue in the state was held in 1964
August 14, 1869Foundation to Blackbrook, St Helen's from Liverpool.
August 13, 1952Groundbreaking ceremonies for 75-bed addition to Mercywood Sanitarium in Ann Arbor, Michigan
August 15, 1865Mother Ignatius McQuoin set sail on The Champion of the Seas from Liverpool, England for Australia. She was to found the Sisters of Mercy North Sydney on November 15, 1865
Read More August 15, 1961Sisters from Navan, Co. Meath missioned to San Jose Parish, Jacksonville, Florida. Sr. Therese Horan, Superior
August 15, 1919Amalgamation of Emmaville with Gunnedah, New South Wales
August 15, 1915Fort Smith amalgamated with Little Rock, Arkansas
August 15, 1884Profession of Sr Francis Boulger in Abingdon, Berkshire - foundress of Bangor Convent, N Wales.
August 16, 1915Foundation to Bangor, North Wales from Abingdon, Berkshire.
August 16, 1966Election of M Therese Moore as Mother General of Union Australia
August 15, 1956Foundation to New Jersey from Trim, Co Meath - M Columba Farrell
August 15, 1924Wilkes-Barre motherhouse transferred to Dallas, Pennsylvania
August 17, 1851Foundation to St Oswald's, Old Swan from Liverpool.
August 17, 1966Mission to Beirut from Albany - M Christian Noonan
August 17, 1893Opening of Health Services, Grand Rapids
August 17, 1863Foundation to Ipswich from Brisbane, Queensland - M Benedict McDermott
August 16, 1944Detroit province formed from part of Cincinatti - M Carmelita Manning
August 19, 1901Foundation to Beaudesert, Queensland from Brisbane - M Canice Phelan
August 19, 1841Profession of M Julianna Hardman (Foundress - Birmingham) and M Vincent Whitty (Foundress - Brisbane)
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August 18, 1952Death of M Kostka Kirby, Foundress of Dunedin
August 20, 1841Founding party left Baggot Street for Handsworth, Birmingham
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August 20, 1900Opening of St Otteran's School, Waterford
August 20, 1859Foundation to Ottawa, Illinois from Chicago - M Francis Xavier McGirr