Nano Nagle, Irish nun and educator, founded the Presentation Sisters (b. 1718)
Honora Nagle known as Nano Nagle (1718 – 26 April 1784) 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 order of women religious. She was declared venerable in the Roman Catholic Church on 31 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
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