The first Australian Saint

Yes, just last year the good folks from the land down under claimed their first Saint: St. Mary MacKillop.

Her story is very intriguing and a good read and her canonization has helped the fervor of Australian Catholicism.

The article is rather lengthy so I will provide the link below.

I always remain interested in all things Australia as my wife and I were privileged to travel there back in 1988; seems like a hundred years ago.

Here is the link:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4958