Mary MacKillop The process to have MacKillop declared a saint began in the 1920s, and she was beatified in January 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Pope Benedict XVI prayed at her tomb during his visit to Sydney for World Youth Day 2008 and in December 2009 approved the Catholic Church's recognition of a second miracle attributed to her intercession. She was canonised on 17 October 2010, during a public ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. She is the first Australian to be recognised by the Catholic Church as a saint. Mary Helen MacKillop was born on 15 January 1842
Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols Saint Mary of the Mongols (full name in Greek: Θεοτόκος Παναγιώτισσα (pr. "Theotókos Panaghiótissa", lit. "All-Holy Theotokos") or Παναγία Μουχλιώτισσα (pr. "Panaghía Muchliótissa"); Turkish name: "Kanlı Kilise" (meaning:"Bloody Church"), is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. It is the only Byzantine church of Constantinople that has never been converted to a mosque, always remaining open to the Greek Orthodox Church. The church, which usually is not open to the public and lies behind a high wall, is placed in the district of Fatih, in the neighborhood of "Fener". It lies on "Tevkii Cafer