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Sister Aloysius Kerrigan
Margaret Kerrigan was born at Ashhurst, near Palmerston North, on 5 September, 1885. She entered as a Postulant on 13 October, 1907 and went to Island Bay when the Noviciate was transferred there in March, 1908. She began her Novitiate on the 17 September, 1908, and received the name of Sister Mary Aloysius. She was professed on 28 September, 1910.
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Sister Josefa Tikoisolomone
Sister Josefa wrote in 2017… I left home in 1964, and after 50 years as a Sister of Compassion, I can only acknowledge and thank God for my humble beginning.
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Sister Celine Martin
Barbara was born in Rotorua the daughter of James and Myrtle Martin. The family moved to the Bay of Plenty where Barbara received her education and quickly entered into the local life of the environment. Helping on the farm, Barbara inherited a great love of animals which she retained throughout life...