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Johanna Mary Frances Galvin (12 May 1922 – 22 May 2021), better known as Sister Loyola Galvin, was a New Zealand religious sister. Galvin was born in
Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...
in 1922, and became a nun who served the
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community. She became known after the release of the award-winning documentary, ''Gardening with Soul''. In the
1996 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1996 were appointments by most of the sixteen Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other co ...
, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service, and she was appointed a
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, for services to gardening, in the
2014 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2014 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...
. Galvin died at the St Joseph's Home of Compassion in
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on 22 May 2021, aged 99.


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1922 births 2021 deaths 20th-century New Zealand Roman Catholic nuns People from Hāwera People from Wellington City Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Recipients of the Queen's Service Medal 21st-century New Zealand Roman Catholic nuns {{NewZealand-reli-bio-stub