Sister Veronica Willaway OSB | |
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Born | Veronica Therese Willaway New Norcia, Western Australia |
Religion | Catholic |
Nationality | Aboriginal Australian |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Order | Benedictines |
Veronica Therese Willaway OSB (born 9 December c.1944) also known as Sister Veronica, is a Yued Noongar woman from New Norcia in Western Australia. She spent her childhood at St Joseph's school and orphanage, an institution for Aboriginal girls in New Norcia, before deciding to become a Benedictine sister herself.[1][2]