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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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.