the sisters of mercy arrived in australia in 1862.
the sisters of mercy arrived in australia in 1862.
when did the sisters of mercy arrive in australia?
1862
the mission of mercy comes from the teachings of catherine mcauley, an irish nun who founded the sisters of mercy in 1831. mercy in the united states traces its roots to new york in 1846. in 1856 the sisters of mercy came to st. louis and founded the religious sisters of mercy of the st. louis province. fifteen years later, in 1871, they opened a 25-bed infirmary for women and children. over the years, the sisters of mercy expanded their health ministry in the regional community’s seven-state area: arkansas, kansas, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, oklahoma and texas.
mercy (healthcare organization)
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vanka was memorialized in "gift to america", a play written in 1981 by professor david p. demarest of carnegie mellon university. vanka taught art at a community college in bucks county, pennsylvania at the end of his life. he died swimming off the coast of puerto vallarta in 1963.









































he educate and learned ambroz testen watercolor painting techniques and he left great influence on his painting later.









































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in 1968, vanka's widow and daughter donated 47 of his works to the croatian academy of sciences and arts.
maksimilijan vanka