Johanna Mary Frances Galvin MNZM QSM (12 May 1922 – 22 May 2021), better known as Sister Loyola Galvin, was a New Zealand religious sister.[1]

Sister Loyola Galvin
Born
Johanna Mary Frances Galvin

(1922-05-12)12 May 1922
Hāwera, New Zealand
Died22 May 2021(2021-05-22) (aged 99)
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
OccupationReligious sister

Galvin was born in Hāwera in 1922,[2] and became a nun who served the Wellington community.[1] She became known after the release of the award-winning documentary, Gardening with Soul.[1] In the 1996 New Year Honours, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service,[3] and she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to gardening, in the 2014 New Year Honours.[4]

Galvin died at the St Joseph's Home of Compassion in Upper Hutt on 22 May 2021, aged 99.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "'Need, not creed,' Nun who served Wellington community dies". Stuff. 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Interview with Sr Loyola Galvin". National Library of New Zealand. 21 October 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "New Year honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 1995. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "New Year honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Loyola Galvin death notice". Dominion Post. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.