Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
The principal Penola pilgrimage complex interprets the 1866 co-founding of the Sisters of Saint Joseph by Mary MacKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods and preserves the purpose-built 1867 schoolhouse.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
The principal Penola pilgrimage complex interprets the 1866 co-founding of the Sisters of Saint Joseph by Mary MacKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods and preserves the purpose-built 1867 schoolhouse.
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Birthplace of the Josephite mission
Understand how free Catholic education for rural children became a distinct Australian religious institute.
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Schoolhouse and interpretation
See the historic classroom alongside exhibitions on Mary, Fr. Woods and early Josephite education.