Nano Nagle


Nano Nagle

Portrait of Nano Nagle attributed to James Barry[1]
Virgin
BornHonora Nagle
c. 1718
Ballygriffin, County Cork, Ireland
Died26 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.

  1. ^ "Portrait of Nano Nagle: Edited". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 28 April 2022.