Mary Gertrude Banahan

Mary Gertrude Banahan (c. 1856 – 17 March 1932) was a Catholic religious sister and teacher from New Zealand . She was born in Ireland, where she joined the Brigidine Sisters as a novice in 1873. She and other sisters immigrated to Australia in 1883, to operate a school.In 1898, she was part of a group of sisters invited to establish the Brigidine order inMasterton, New Zealand.She helped establish St Bride's Convent at Masterton.Banahan served as superior in several convents until her death in 1932.