biography
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Russell, Mother Mary Baptist
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originally Katherine Russell
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| female
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| lived:
| (1829–98)
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| biography:
| Catholic religious leader, born in Killowen, Ireland. In 1854, a few years after being professed in the Sisters of Mercy, she went to California as head of a group of nuns aiding the sick and poor. She opened many charitable and educational institutions in California during 44 years of service. |
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