Catherine McAuley
19th-century Irish sister, venerated by the Roman Catholic Church
Who they were
Catherine Elizabeth McAuley, RSM (29 September 1778 – 11 November 1841) was an Irish Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. The women's congregation has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the sisters taught Catholics (and at times Protestants) at a time when education was mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland.
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The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Mercy International / Mercy World (Sisters of Mercy) - Venerable Catherine McAuley — Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, Dublin 1778 - 1841: 'On April 9th 1990 she was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul 11'.
- Wikidata Q2736460 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Catherine McAuley (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.