Rose Whitty
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Rose Whitty was an Irish
nun
and foundress of convent
s. She was a native of Dublin. Of her two sisters one became a religious of the Sacred Heart
; the other, like herself, joined the Order of St. Dominic and in 1870 led a band of sisters to New Zealand
, where she laboured till her death in 1911. Sister Rose entered St. Catherine's Convent, Sion Hill
, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, in her nineteenth year, 25 March 1849. Seventeen years later, at the request of Bishop Moran
, who then had charge of the Eastern Vicariate of South Africa
, she with five others began their work at Post Elizabeth, 23 November 1867. She was prioress for twenty-five years of Rosemary Convent, which she founded. The diamond jubilee
of her religious profession was celebrated in 1910, and a Mother Rose scholarship
was founded as an appropriate memorial of her long devotion to the work of education. Her good health continued till within a month or two of her death in her eightieth year. With every mark of public veneration her remains were laid to rest in the convent cemetery of Emerald Hill Priory, one of the convents which she had founded, on 6 May 1911.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
and foundress of convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
s. She was a native of Dublin. Of her two sisters one became a religious of the Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity....
; the other, like herself, joined the Order of St. Dominic and in 1870 led a band of sisters to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, where she laboured till her death in 1911. Sister Rose entered St. Catherine's Convent, Sion Hill
Sion Hill
Sion Hill is a National Historic Landmark in Havre de Grace, Maryland, notable as an example of high-style Federal architecture and as the home a family of prominent officers of the United States Navy....
, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, in her nineteenth year, 25 March 1849. Seventeen years later, at the request of Bishop Moran
Patrick Moran (bishop)
Patrick Moran was Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Province of Cape Colony in South Africa and the first Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand .-Early life:...
, who then had charge of the Eastern Vicariate of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, she with five others began their work at Post Elizabeth, 23 November 1867. She was prioress for twenty-five years of Rosemary Convent, which she founded. The diamond jubilee
Diamond Jubilee
A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary in the case of a person or a 75th anniversary in the case of an event.- Thailand :...
of her religious profession was celebrated in 1910, and a Mother Rose scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
was founded as an appropriate memorial of her long devotion to the work of education. Her good health continued till within a month or two of her death in her eightieth year. With every mark of public veneration her remains were laid to rest in the convent cemetery of Emerald Hill Priory, one of the convents which she had founded, on 6 May 1911.