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Venerable Margaret Sinclair - Sister Mary Francis of the Five Wounds

 Venerable Margaret Sinclair - Sister Mary Francis of the Five Wounds
 Margaret Sinclair
Sister Mary Francis of the Five Wounds
(1900 - 1925)

 

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" ... a Humble Little Violet ..."

Margaret Sinclair: The Little Violet

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Margaret Sinclair as a child
Margaret Sinclair
as a child		  

Margaret Sinclair at 15

Margaret Sinclair
at 15

 

  

Margaret at 16

 Margaret at 16

 
Margaret Sinclair as a young woman

Margaret		  

Book Cover, F.A. Forbes, author, 1927, Publisher: London: Sands & Co.

Book Cover 1927

 

  

Margaret Sinclair with her father and sister

Margaret with her father and sister

 
 

Margaret Sinclair sitting with coat and hat

Margaret  Sitting
 

  

Margaret prior to becoming a Poor Clare Nun

Margaret prior to becoming
a Poor Clare Nun

 

 Margaret Sinclair

Margaret
 

Sister Mary Francis of the Five Wounds - Margaret Sinclair becomes a Poor Clare Nun

Sister Mary Francis
of the Five Wounds.
Margaret Sinclair
becomes a Poor Clare Nun
 

 Margaret Sinclair on her deathbed

Sister Mary Francis
... on her deathbed

 Margaret's altar and bed

Margaret's Altar and bed
 

 

St. Patrick's Church where Margaret was Baptised and received First Holy Communion

St. Patrick's Church
where Margaret was Baptised
and received First Holy Communion
 
 

St. Patrick's Church today

St. Patrick's Church
today
 

  

Blackfriars Street Blackfriars Street 2
Blackfriars Street, then and today
Church of the Sacred Heart in Lauriston

Church of the Sacred Heart
 in Lauriston

 St. Anne's Parish School

St. Anne's Parish School

  

St. Anne's School and Playground

St. Anne's School
and Playground

 
St. Anne's school another view

St. Anne's Parish School
another view

  

St. Cuthbert's Church where Margaret would spend her dinner hour

St. Cuthbert's Church
where Margaret would spend
her dinner hour

 

  

St. Cuthbert's Church side door

St. Cuthbert's Church
side door

 
 

St. Cuthbert's Church today

St. Cuthbert's Church
today

 

  

Cottage at Roswell
Cottage at Roswell

 

  

Robertson Avenue where Margaret worked

Robertson Avenue
where Margaret worked

  
Marillac Sanatorium at Warley

Marillac Sanatorium
at Warley


 

Another view of Marillac Sanitorium

Another view of
Marillac Sanatorium

 

  

Margaret Sinclair's Grave at Kensal Green Cemetery

Margaret's Grave
at Kensal Green Cemetery
 
Kensal Green Catholic Cemetery

Kensal Green
Catholic Cemetery

 

 Margaret Sinclair's Tomb at Mount Vernon Cemetery

Margaret's Tomb
at Mount Vernon Cemetery

 

 Margaret Sinclair's Sister Bella


Margaret's sister
Bella

 
 

"Sister Mary Francis, are you smiling at the angels?
"Perhaps" ,
she answered in her calm, reserved way.
Then I said, "Did you ever see Our Blessed Lady?
"Yes, Sister",
she answered.

Margaret Sinclair: The Little Violet

Venerable Margaret Sinclair ...

" ... a humble Little Violet"

The images above are from an original copy of the book "Margaret Sinclair", by F.A. Forbes
London: Sands & Co., preserved at Ty Mam Duw Poor Clare Colettine Monastery in Wales, Great Britain
and are reproduced here with deep gratitude toward them.

Her cloak and Rosary remains in their possession

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