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Sister Bonaventure
Jean Marie Bannerman was born on 19 March, 1910, in a hotel in Mangonui in the far north where her parents, George and Christina, were hotel keepers. A few years after her birth her father went to War, was reported missing and never returned...
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Sister Patrick Wells
Catherine Florence Wells was born in Wellington on the 23 January, 1887. She was the daughter of Peter Wells and Susan Wells (nee Hauldsworth).
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Sister Pisila Pouonga
Sister was born in Tonga and had trained as a nurse in Tonga before entering the Sisters of Compassion. After discernment she decided to return home.