53:, Sister Mary Urseline, and Sister Mary Abban). She entered in 1886 and took the name Canice. She was formally professed on October 13, 1888. Her initial postings were in New South Wales. She served as Mother Superior at St. Mary's Convent in Liverpool from 1900 to 1913 and was Mother Superior of Monte Oliveto Convent and School, Woollahra. She also served as mother-rectress of
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