Venerable Catherine McAuley
(1778-1841)

woman, Woman of Mercy, and Venerable (from 1990)

Died aged c. 63

Catherine 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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Dublin, Ireland

Catherine McAuley Woman of Mercy Built this house and lived here 1827 - 1841

Mercy International Centre, Baggot St Lwr, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland where they lived (1827-1841)