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Mary Mackillop was born on 15th January 1842 to Alexander and Flora Mackillop, and was the eldest child in the family. Both her parents were very religious people, her father having even studied for the priesthood. At the age of 14, she worked as a nursery governess and a store clerk to help her poverty stricken family. At 15 she decided she wanted to be a nun She later went on to become a teacher at Portland school and was well known for praying and asking god for help. She felt a call to a religious life, but