In this section of our website, you will find a short entry about the life of each of our Sisters who has been called by God to embark on her eternal life. No doubt you will find inspiration in reading how each one responded to her calling while on earth. We pray to them to help us on our journey.
If you knew one or more of these Sisters personally, or are connected through family ties, or simply like what you read, please contact us and tell us what you would like to add to that entry.
Sister Philomena was born Bridget Philomena Rooney in Banbridge, Co. Down in 1927. She was one of a family of eight children, two of whom died in infancy. She was Phil to most MMMs and Auntie Mena to her nieces and nephews. Phil was from a farming community. When she […]
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Nationality: Irish Congregational Register No: 75 D.O.B. 19.12.1901 First Profession: 06.01.1945 Died: 26.02.1983 Aged: 81 years ‘Splendid’ was her nickname and splendid she was. The name came from her own often repeated response: ‘Splendid, splendid!’
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Sister Vincent was born Mary Ryan in Dublin in 1924. After completing her secondary education and matriculation, she joined MMM in 1943. After profession she trained as a registered general nurse in the IMTH in Drogheda and in the Mater Hospital in Dublin, graduating in 1952. She then completed her […]
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03 March 1945 –28 September 2024 Sr. Mary Ellen Sambuco died peacefully on September 28th in the early morning hours at Sancta Maria Nursing Facility in Cambridge not far from our MMM home in Somerville. She was born in Los Angeles but grew up and had all her early education […]
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One of the first Medical Missionaries of Mary from Tanzania, Sister Theresia was born in Dareda in 1937. She received her early education there and trained as a teacher before joining MMM in Ireland in 1959. After profession she trained in general nursing and midwifery in Drogheda, Ireland.
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Sr. Vincent was born as Veronica Elias Sarwatt in Mbulu, Tanzania in 1932. She worked as a teacher for six years before entering MMM. Sr. Vincent was the first Tanzanian to enter MMM in 1957 and travelled to Ireland with Sr. Aloysia to begin her religious formation. She was professed […]
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Nationality: Irish Congregational Register No: 121 D.O.B. 20.04.1909 First Profession: 06.01.1947 Died: 05.05.1997 Aged: 87 years Emily Florence, from Longford, had worked as a health visitor before entering MMM on 16 June 1944.
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Nationality: Irish Congregational Register No: 131 D.O.B. 15.12.1926 First Profession: 02.07.1947 Died: 01.06.1988 Aged: 62 years Bridie, from Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick, entered MMM in Drogheda on 24 October 1944. She was a gifted homemaker and organiser. After profession, she ministered for a year in St. Patrick’s, Kiltegan, and then for […]
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Sister Attracta was born Bridget Scanlon in Gurteen, Co. Sligo, in 1919. She had a twin brother, John, who died a few years before her. Attracta joined the Medical Missionaries of Mary in 1940. After profession she trained as a midwife. She worked in the maternity hospital in Drogheda until […]
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Sister Anne Sharratt was born in Gosforth, Newcastle on Tyne, England, in 1935, the second eldest in a family of ten, seven boys and three girls. Three of her brothers have predeceased her. Anne’s first encounter with MMM was at a vocation display in Glasgow, Scotland, that she attended with […]
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