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Hiruhārama/Jerusalem

The Old Convent and St Joseph’s Church are now open. Visit our settlement in a beautiful and peaceful setting, in a remote green valley beside the quiet waters of the Whanganui River. All visitors are welcome to take a time out and reflect in this place, surrounded by the sounds of nature.

  • History of Jerusalem

    The Sisters of Compassion came into being in Jerusalem, NZ in 1892 when the Māori people invited Suzanne Aubert to the small settlement.

Hiruhārama / Jerusalem

021 432 050

old.convent@compassion.org.nz

Jerusalem R.D.6
Whanganui River Road
Whanganui 4576

  • Zena Hough

    Manager, Hiruhārama/Jerusalem
    Phone:
    021 432 050
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    Sister Lusiana was drawn towards a vocation as a religious while at school in Wairiki, on the Island of Taveuni, Fiji...

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    Kathleen McCormack was born on 16 January, 1900, at Kaitangata, South Otago. Her parents were William McCormack and Ellen McCormack (nee O’Gorman)

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