Founder of a Religious Order - Catherine McAuley (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Catherine McAuley's birth date
Catherine McAuley's birth date
29th September (1778-1781)
Values Eleanor instilled in her children
Values Eleanor instilled in her children
Courtesy and truthfulness
Year Eleanor McAuley died
Year Eleanor McAuley died
1798
Catherine's inheritance in today's value
Catherine's inheritance in today's value
Approx. £3 million
House of Mercy location
House of Mercy location
Baggot Street, Dublin
Catherine's age when becoming a novice
Catherine's age when becoming a novice
52
Date Sisters of Mercy founded
Date Sisters of Mercy founded
12th December 1831
Nickname for Sisters of Mercy
Nickname for Sisters of Mercy
Walking Nuns
Why called 'Walking Nuns'
Why called 'Walking Nuns'
Went among poor/sick in community, not cloistered
Catherine's role in Irish healthcare
Catherine's role in Irish healthcare
First in Ireland to establish modern public nursing system
Catherine's role during 1832 cholera epidemic
Catherine's role during 1832 cholera epidemic
Given full control of patient care at Dublin cholera hospital
Catherine McAuley's death date
Catherine McAuley's death date
11th November 1841
Catherine's age at death
Catherine's age at death
63
Years Catherine led Sisters of Mercy
Years Catherine led Sisters of Mercy
Ten years
Total Sisters of Mercy over 180 years
Total Sisters of Mercy over 180 years
More than 55,000