She lived most of her life in Kolkata and was not widely known outside her community, but the woman chosen by Mother Teresa as head of formation for her Missionaries of Charity, who died in May at the age of 107, was one of the most influential British Catholics of her era.
01 August 2024, The Tablet
Mother Teresa’s twin pillar
Sr Mary Frederick, 1917-2024
Princess Diana in conversation with Sr Frederick during her visit to Kolkata in 1992
PHOTO: ALAMY/PA, MARTIN KEENE
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