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Archaeological Site · Australia

Mary MacKillop Stable School Park

Penola, South Australia, Australia

Archaeological SiteCatholic Australia collection

Why pilgrims come

Walk through the Christian history preserved in these stones

A prayer park marks the six-stall stable adapted in 1866 as the first St. Joseph’s School, where Mary MacKillop’s educational work and the Josephite institute took visible form.

Primary sacred connectionSt. Mary of the Cross MacKillopfirst St. Joseph’s School and institute foundation site
Research trail1 catalog sourceVerification date not listed
Pilgrim planningHistoric or devotional destinationNo regular Catholic worship schedule is attached to this record
TraditionCatholic

The sacred connection

People and objects remembered here

These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.

SaintSt. Mary of the Cross MacKillop

first St. Joseph’s School and institute foundation site

Feast: August 8

What to notice

Look closely at the place and its story

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The first stable school

Stand at the documented site where more than thirty children entered the first St. Joseph’s School by 19 March 1866.

02

A park made for pilgrims

The original stable no longer survives; the present place uses interpretation, prayer and landscape rather than reconstruction.

Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations

Feast of St. Mary of the Cross MacKillopConnected to this place through first St. Joseph’s School and institute foundation site.

How to read this page

Sources, tradition, and what is verified

Source trail1 cited catalog source

No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.

Editorial standard

This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.