Catherine McAuley Quotes


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McAuley, Catherine. The Correspondence of Catherine McAuley, 1818-1841. Edited by Mary C. Sullivan, Catholic University of America Press, 2004, p. 138.

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Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley
  • Born: September 29, 1778
  • Died: November 11, 1841
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Clergyman

Catherine McAuley was an Irish religious sister who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. The women's congregation has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the sisters taught Catholics (and at times Protestants) at a time when education was mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland.