Catherine McAuley

Catherine McAuley 9.02.21 

Catherine McAuley Was born on 29th of September 1778 in Dublin Ireland. She had a sister and a brother. When she was five years old her dad died.After that she decided to follow in her dad's footprints becoming a Catholic and to follow God. She was ten when her mum died of a fever forcing her and her siblings to move in with friends and family. She ended up living with Mr Callaghan until she was old enough to live by herself. When Mr Callaghan knew his time was near he made a will splitting his money 50/50 between his daughter and Catherine McAuley, but not too long after he had made his will, he over heard his daughter planning to ruin Catherine's plans, so he changed his will giving all this money to Catherine McAuley. With the money she inherited, she bought a house on a street where lots of rich people lived so they would notice what she's doing. She ended up forming the Mercy Sisters and they helped poor people who could not afford anything, and teaching children who could not go to school.