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Sister Ita Flannery
Bridget Cecilia Flannery was the eldest daughter of John and Ellen Flannery, and was born at Timaru on 12 October, 1913. Two of her sisters also entered the Sisters of Compassion: Sister Mary Joan and Sister Mary Adrian.
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Sister Telesia ‘Iva ‘Afungia
Sister entered the Sisters of Compassion Novitiate in 1964 and, in 1967, became the first Sister of Compassion from Tonga to make her final profession...
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Sister Vincent Butler
Rosaline Rita was born in Inglewood, Taranaki on 2 May, 1925. Her parents were William John and Helen Martha Butler (nee Dravitski). Rosaline’s father owned a farm in Inglewood and it was from there she developed a great love of the outdoors, animals and bird life.