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Sister Cleophas Riordan
Eily Norah Riordan was born at Lyttleton on the 15 April, 1895, the eldest of four – two sisters and a brother. Her parents were Thomas and Mary Riordan (nee Long). Shortly after Eily’s birth the family moved to Christchurch where she often recalled happy memories of walking the Cashmere Hills and family musical evenings around the piano...
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Sister Mary McKernan
In 1968, Sister Mary qualified as a Registered Nurse at the Home of Compassion Hospital...
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Sister Damian Seymour
Muriel Winifred Seymour was born in Nelson, on the 18 February, 1887. Her parents were Charles Alexander Seymour and Emily Seymour (nee Brunetti). Sister Damian was one of a family of twelve children, six of whom became religious, two of her brothers joined the Society of Mary, and two of her sisters became Sisters of Mercy...