Mary Gertrude Explained

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Mary Gertrude
Religion:Catholic
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Order:Sisters of St. John of God
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Known For:establishing hospital for leprosy patients
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Nationality:Irish/Australian
Birth Name:Anne Greene
Birth Date:1884
Birth Place:Killard, Clare, Ireland
Death Date: (aged 94)
Death Place:Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Parents:Thomas and Bridget Greene
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Mary Gertrude (born Anne Greene, 1884–1965), was an Australian nurse and provincial superior, and a member of the Sisters of St. John of God.

Early life

Born in Killard, County Clare, Ireland, she settled in Australia around 1905.

Vocation

She worked as a nurse in hospitals run by her order in Western Australia. In 1929, she began serving at the order's mission in north Western Australia, where she was influential in securing a hospital for Aboriginal Australian patients with leprosy. She cared for patients in the hospital for ten years.

Mother Mary Gertrude was appointed provincial superior of her order in the North-West in 1947, and served two six-year terms. She became a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1948.[1] After her service as provincial superior, she was appointed superior of the Sisters of St. John of God convent in Derby.

Death

She died as the result of a car accident in Broome, on 20 February 1965. She is buried in the Broome cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melbourne. National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. Greene, Anne - Woman - The Australian Women's Register. 2021-02-05. www.womenaustralia.info. en-gb.