Elizabeth Ann Seton

Tags: Saint.

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton S.C. (August 28 1774 – January 4 1821) was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14 1975). She established the first Catholic school in the nation at Emmitsburg Maryland where she founded the first American congregation of Religious Sisters the Sisters of Charity.

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beatified by

Pope John XXIII

beatified date

1963-03-17

birth date

1774-08-28

birth place

New York City

canonized by

Pope Paul VI

canonized date

1975-09-14

death date

1821-01-04

death place

Emmitsburg Maryland

major shrine

New York City, National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Emmitsburg Maryland

title

Widow Foundress and Educator

venerated in

Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church), Catholic Church