Stanley Hall
Nano Nagle
Presentation Sisters
St Rita
St Rita's College
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What year did the first owners of Stanley Hall live there?
1885 - 1888
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When was Nano Nagle born?
1718
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What year marks the beginning of the Presentation Sisters?
1775
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What year was St Rita born?
1377
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Who is the "Flat" named after?
Sister Gabriel Hogan
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Who did Edward Blume marry?
Florence Craven
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Why did Nano's parents sneak her out of Ireland?
Due to the harsh penal laws imposed by the English
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What symbolises their strength and growth?
The acorn and the oak
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Where was St Rita born?
Cascia
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What is the crest picture of Collins House?
The open book of learning
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What years did Edward Blume live in Stanley Hall?
1910 - 1926
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What religious order did Nano join in France?
Ursuline Sisters
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What year and where did they first arrive in Australia? (You need to say the town and state!)
1866, Richmond TAS
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What religious order did St Rita want to join?
Augustinian Sisters
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What is St Rita's College crest motto in Latin?
Virtute Non Verbis
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Why did Edward Blume sell Stanley Hall?
Because he went bankrupt gambling and the wool industry was failing
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What year did Nano Nagle die?
1784
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Name the first four Presentation Sisters?
Nano Nagle Elizabeth Burke Mary Ann Collins Mary Fouhy
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What did St Rita have to do to join the religious order of sisters?
Make peace between her husband's murderers and his family.
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Who is the patron of Xaverian House?
St Francis Xavier
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Who lived in Stanley Hall from 1888 - 1910
Herbert Hunter
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What year and where (be specific) did Nano Nagle open her first school?
1754, Cove Lane (Cork)
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Where did the five sisters from Kildare go? (in Australia!)
Wagga Wagga
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List four miracles associated with St Rita's life?
The bees swarming her crib The rose and fig growing in winter The stigmata - the wound on her forehead Her body not decomposing Her entry into a locked chapel Making peace between her husband's murderers and family
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What is the motto of Rosa House (in English)?
With love, we shall strive
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