Mother Eliza Healy CND | |
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| Born | December 23, 1846 |
| Died | September 13, 1919 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Mother superior, educator |
| Relatives | Healy family |
Mary Magdalen Healy, CND (born Eliza Healy; December 23, 1846 – September 13, 1919) was an American Catholic religious sister who served in the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal.
Healy was born into the notable Healy family of Macon, Georgia; her father was a white Irish planter and her mother was an enslaved African-American woman of mixed race. The Healy children were reared in Irish-American culture; the girls were educated at French-language schools in Quebec. Mary Magdalen Healy joined religious life and became one of the earliest African-American mother superiors. She led communities in St. Albans, Vermont, and Staten Island, New York.