Life of Catherine McAuley

  • Birth of Catherine

    Catherine was born to James and Eleanor in Dublin
  • Opening of Home on Baggot Street

    Catherine opens a home for troubled females with a focus on giving them education and providing a safe place to stay
  • Sisters of Mercy recognised as religious order

    Pope Gregory XVI confirms rules and constitutions of Sisters of Mercy
  • Death

    Catherine sadly passes away at 7:50 at night, after her work with the Sisters of Mercy was completed, but her legacy lives on still to this day