Jerusalem, New Zealand
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Jerusalem is a settlement 66 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally called Patiarero, it was one of the largest settlements on the Whanganui River in the 1840s with
Jerusalem Hiruharama
St Joseph's Church at Jerusalem
The Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion, also known as Sisters of Compassion, is a religious institute founded in May, 1892. The Catholic order was founded by Suzanne Aubert in Jerusalem, Hiruhārama,
Jerusalem, New Zealand
…built in 1854. Jerusalem was the isolated site where, in 1892, Suzanne Aubert (better known as Mother Mary Joseph) established the congregation of the Sisters of Compassion. They became a highly respected charitable nursing/religious order. A convent remains on the mission property, as well as the church which replaced the…
Mother Suzanna Aubert, foundress of the Daughters of Compassion
Our Lady of Compassion Chapel, Island Bay
Suzanne Aubert resting place