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Sister Gonzaga Williams
Sister left the Congregation in 1965 but re-entered in 1967, leaving again before her final Profession. Before leaving she had completed her first year of training to become a nurse. […]
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Sister Prisca McQuilkin
Annie McQuilkin was born at Hau Hau, Hokitika, on the 5 August, 1874. Annie was the second daughter of John McQuilkin and Mary [nee Sweeney]. Annie’s parents were well-known and highly respected pioneers of the West Coast whose strong faith and open-handed generosity built up the Church in the early days of New Zealand.
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Sister Chanel Kelly
Mary Kelly was born at Charleston on the West Coast of New Zealand on the 10 March, 1872. Her parents were Denis Kelly and Bridget Molony. She entered the Sisters of Compassion at Buckle Street, in 1900, and was Professed on 8 December, 1901. Sister Chanel was Perpetually Professed on 25 January, 1911...