Mother Mathilda Beasley OSF | |
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| Mother Superior | |
 Mother Mathilda Beasley, OSF, foundress of the first order of Black Catholic nuns in Savannah, Georgia. | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mathilda Taylor November 14, 1832 |
| Died | December 20, 1903 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Foundress, caregiver |
Mathilda Taylor Beasley, OSF (November 14, 1832 – December 20, 1903) was a Black Catholic educator and religious leader who was the first African American nun to serve in the state of Georgia. She founded a group of African-American nuns and one of the first U.S. orphanages for African-American girls.
In 2004, she was posthumously named a Georgia Woman of Achievement.