Catholic Archives - Infinite Women

Mary Clare Moore

1800s Irish Sister of Mercy, foundress, Crimean war nurse, and teacher

Geraldine Penrose-Fitzgerald

Irish novelist and catholic convert

Margaret Anna Cusack

1800s Irish nun and author

Madonna Buder

Sister Madonna Buder, also known as the “Iron Nun,” competed in her first triathlon in 1982 at age 52—and then did around 400 more over the next four decades.

Mary Kate Barlow

Irish-Australian Catholic activist

Helen Monkivitch

For 50 years, Sister Helen Monkivitchmade an exceptional contribution to health and aged-care services throughout Victoria, Australia.

Elizabeth Ryan

Irish Loreto sister and pioneer of women’s higher education

Katherine Angelina Hughes

1900s Canadian teacher, journalist, public servant, author, and Irish political activist

Nathalie Bourgeois

Canadian mystic

Mary Hennessey

1800s Irish Sister of Charity and pioneer in primary education