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Shrine · Australia

Mary MacKillop Precinct and St. Joseph’s Chapel — Kensington

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

The historic Kensington site established by Mary MacKillop in 1872 preserves St. Joseph’s Chapel, where she prayed, and a museum interpreting her life, early companions and Josephite mission.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

The historic Kensington site established by Mary MacKillop in 1872 preserves St. Joseph’s Chapel, where she prayed, and a museum interpreting her life, early companions and Josephite mission.

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Mary’s Adelaide home and chapel

Enter the landscape where she lived, worked and prayed with the early Sisters for eleven formative years.

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Josephite museum

Connect Mary’s own story with the companions who carried the mission across Australia.