Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley
The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuleywas an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. The Order has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the nuns taught Catholicsat a time when education was mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth29 September 1778
CountryIreland