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Sister Alphonsus Fay
Elizabeth Fay was born at Mount Bolton, Victoria, Australia on 10 September, 1875. She came to New Zealand to visit her sister, Mrs. Dollimure, who lived at Reefton. There she met Dean Rolland and Fr. Hickson, and it was through the latter that she was directed to the Sisters of Compassion...
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Sister Baptist Backhurst
Ethel Francesca was the eldest daughter of Francis and Maud Backhurst, she was born in Onehunga, Auckland. Her siblings, three brothers and one sister relied on her direction and motherly skills, as their father died at an early age...
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Sister Julian Redwood
Gwendoline Redwood was born at Woodend, Victoria, Australia, on the 2 February, 1942. Her parents were John Sylvester and Mary Teresa Redwood (nee O’Grady). Gwendoline entered the Sisters of Compassion on the 14 August, 1645, and received her religious name Sister Mary Julian Eymard. Sister was Professed on the 15 September, 1948.