Suzanne Aubert [SEP] date of birth
Suzanne Aubert
Suzanne Aubert (19 June 1835 – 1 October 1926), better known to many by her cleric name Sister Mary Joseph or Mother Aubert, was a Catholic sister who started a home for orphans and the under-privileged in Jerusalem, New Zealand on the Whanganui River in 1885. Aubert first came to New Zealand in 1860 and formed the Congregation of the Holy Family to educate Māori children. She founded a religious order, the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion in 1892. Aubert later started two hospitals in
place for the sisters. Located on the site is a Visitors’ Centre which celebrates the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Mother Mary Joseph Suzanne Aubert (1835–1926). Suzanne Aubert is buried on the same site. Jerusalem remains the Home of the Sisters of Compassion in partnership with the Tangata Whenua.
The order's current leader is Sr. Margaret Anne Mills DOLC.
History.
Suzanne Aubert, born in France in 1835 joined a group of missionaries bound for New Zealand in 1860. Her vision was to become