Nano Nagle
Venerable Honora Nagle (c. 1718 – 26 April 1784), known informally as Nano Nagle, was a pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland despite legal prohibitions. She founded the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM), commonly known as the Presentation Sisters, now a worldwide Catholic institute of women religious. She was declared venerable in the Roman Catholic Church on 31 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
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Portrait of Nano Nagle attributed to James Barry | |
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| Born | Honora Nagle c. 1718 Ballygriffin, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 26 April 1784 (age 65) Cork, Ireland |
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