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Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge, later Graham; 23 March 1731 – 22 June 1791) was a famed English Whig historian. She was the first Englishwoman to become an historian and during her lifetime the world's only published female historian.
Critical and Historical Essays was from the first a successful undertaking, reaching a seventh reprinting by 1849, and it was soon being read all over the English-speaking world. [3] One 19th century traveller in Australia reported that the books he found there were for the most part copies of the Bible, Shakespeare, and Macaulay's Essays. [4]
Catherine McAuley, RSM (29 September 1778 – 11 November 1841) was an Irish Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. [1] The women's congregation has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the sisters taught Catholics (and at times Protestants) at a time when education was mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland.
The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute for women in the Roman Catholic Church.It was founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley.As of 2019, the institute has about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations.
Angela Bolster or Mary Angela RSM (1 April 1925 – 2 February 2005) was an Irish nun who was known for her writing. She was involved in the beatification of Catherine McAuley and revealing the story of the nuns who served as nurses during the Crimean War.
This celebration includes an assembly that highlights the core values of the Mercy Education and the story of Catherine McAuley. The Catherine McAuley award is also presented to one senior student and one faculty member who best represents Catherine McAuley. Many senior students participate in the senior retreat known as Kairos, which is a ...
The School takes its name from Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy, the order which ran the School until the late 1980s. Born at a time of anti-Catholic bigotry in Ireland, McAuley was deeply touched by the faith of her father who welcomed the poor of Dublin to his door, cared for them and taught them the Catholic faith.
The Canadian Academic English Language Assessment or CAEL (/ k eɪ l /) is a standardized test designed to measure English language proficiency for admission to college and university, and for membership in professional associations. Test takers read articles, listen to a lecture, answer questions, and write a short essay, as they would be ...