St Dominic's celebrates sesquicentennial
22 Feb, 2021 01:26 AM
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A cheery wave from St Dominic's just before they pass under the railway bridge. Photo / Paul Brooks
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At 7.30am, on February 18, 1871, 10 pioneering Irish Dominican Sisters arrived at Port Chalmers with the Reverend Doctor Moran, the newly appointed Bishop of Dunedin, who had travelled with the Sisters from Ireland.
To celebrate 150 years since their arrival, known as Foundresses' Day, staff and students from St Dominic's in Whanganui celebrated with a Te Deum at the church of St Anthony's last Thursday.