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Catherine Lawrence, known as "Sister Madeleine" (8 December 1902 – 16 June 2013) was a validated American supercentenarian. She was born on 8 December 1902 in Victoria, Australia.[1][2]
Biography
Sister Madeleine at age of 110.
She was born on 8 December 1902 in Victoria, Australia. Lawrence became a Sister of Mercy at the age of 17, and worked as a teacher and carer at schools and orphanages in Goulburn and surrounding areas. She later retired to a convent in Young. She lived in the town of Young, New South Wales, Australia, before her death on 16 June 2013, at the age of 110 years, 190 days.
References
- ↑ Australia's oldest Catholic nun Sister Madeleine Lawrence buried in Young ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ↑ Sister Madeleine Lawrence on her 109th birthday ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)