Nano Nagle | |
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Born | Honora Nagle c. 1718 Ballygriffin, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 26 April 1784 (age 65) Cork, Ireland |
Honora "Nano" Nagle (c. 1718 – 26 April 1784) was an Irish Catholic religious sister who served as a pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland despite legal prohibitions. She founded the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as the Presentation Sisters, now a worldwide Catholic institute of women religious. She was declared venerable in the Catholic Church on 31 October 2013 by Pope Francis.