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Sister Martha Chard
Constance Miriam Mary Chard was born at Stratford in Taranaki, on 7 May 1912. Her father, Edward Chard, was born in England and came to New Zealand at a very early age, marrying her mother Amy Carter who was of Irish descent.
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Sister Bernard Montesena
Matilda Montesena was born in Napier in 1881. Matilda’s parents were Albina and Mary Magdalen Montesena (nee Hay). She entered the Sisters of Compassion at Buckle Street on 27 February, 1907, and received her religious name Sister M. Bernard...
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The Voice of Compassion Issue 45
A pilgrimage to El Salvador and Hiruhārama, scholarship winners, Compassion Soup Kitchen's urban garden, Compassion Housing supporting more pensioners, 125th anniversary celebrations, school visits, a year at Our Lady's Home of Compassion...