On This Day

December 14, 1874

Death in Bermondsey of Foundress M Clare Moore

December 15, 1981

Establishment of Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia (ISMA) - First President, Dorothy Campion

December 15, 1915

Opening of Mercy Hospital, Mason City

December 15, 1840

M Rose Lynch professed, Baggot St

December 15, 1902

Sisters began work in Corofin Workhouse, Co Clare

December 16, 1977

Opening of Mercy Family Centre, Waitara, Sydney

December 16, 1985

Opening of Mercy Hospice Care, Melbourne - Margaret Ryan

December 17, 1939

Opening of convent at Sans Souci, New South Wales from Broken Hill

December 18, 1883

Foundation to Clonmel from Cahir, Co Tipperary - M Bernard Vaughan

December 19, 1914

Death of M Liguori Keenan at Carysfort, which she had purchased, Co Dublin

December 20, 1859

M Agnes O'Connor, Foundress died, New York

December 21, 1843

Foundation to Pittsburgh from Carlow M Frances Warde

December 24, 1965

Mission to Santiago, Chile from Rochester, New York

December 25, 1866

Death of M Teresa Kelly, Foundress of Wexford

December 25, 1865

Death of M Vincent Mostyn, Buenos Aires, Argentina

December 25, 1827

First mass in House of Mercy, Baggot St, Fr L'Estrange

December 27, 1850

Death of M Vincent Egan, first to enter in Birr

December 27, 1840

Foundation to Birr from Baggot St - M Aloysius Scott

December 28, 1949

Foundation to Glen Davis, New South Wales from Bathurst - M Kevin Muller

December 29, 1875

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

December 29, 1847

M Anastasia McGauley (first to take 4th vow) died, Pittsburgh

December 30, 1943

Goulburn Sisters open 'Mercedes' in North Sydney - M Agnes Scott

December 30, 1868

Foundation to Channel Islands from Brighton

December 31, 1868

Foundation to Guernsey, Channel Islands from Brighton - Sr Francis Tadman