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Sister Michael Soani
Sister Michael’s encounter with the Sisters of Compassion came in the form of a shabby little book. She was impressed with the sisters’ work with the elderly and that was the beginning of a long journey toward religious life. The Sisters of Compassion were not long in Fiji when she visited them.
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Sister Estelle McLeod
Ouida Hinemoa McLeod was born on 8 September, 1920, in the small Wairarapa town of Featherston. Her parents were Alexander and Clara McLeod (nee Hodgson). Ouida was the youngest of five children...
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Sister Hedwige Donovan
Mary Jane was born in Greytown, Wairarapa, the only daughter of William and Jane Donovan. Her parents owned a large and productive farm in Rangitumau, in eastern Wairarapa.