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St. Mary of the Cross Square and Birthplace Chapel

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

A commemorative square and chapel at Australian Catholic University mark the Fitzroy area of Mary MacKillop’s 1842 birth and form an official stop on the national pilgrimage through her life.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

A commemorative square and chapel at Australian Catholic University mark the Fitzroy area of Mary MacKillop’s 1842 birth and form an official stop on the national pilgrimage through her life.

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Birthplace memorial

Encounter the urban neighborhood in which Australia’s first canonized saint began life.

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Chapel prayer

The campus chapel and interpretive square turn a birthplace marker into a place of Catholic reflection.