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SBS50: Fast Facts 2010

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Faithful hold a banner of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Did you know that, in 2010, Melbourne-born nun Mary MacKillop, who dedicated herself to educating the children of the poor, was made Australia’s first saint of the Catholic Church?


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Did you know that, in 2010, Melbourne-born nun Mary MacKillop, who dedicated herself to educating the children of the poor, was made Australia’s first saint of the Catholic Church?


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