Elizabeth Ann Seton

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Elizabeth Ann Seton

• Born August 28, 1774
• Died January 4, 1821 (aged 46)
• 4B Class Saint

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Who was she?

• The first native-born United States citizen to be
  canonized.
• She was born to a wealthy family in New York City
• Raised in the Episcopal Church but converted to
  Catholicism in 1805

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What was so great about her?

• Due to her conversion she lost the support of her
  friends and family.
• After some trying and difficult years, Elizabeth
  was able to establish in Emmitsburg, Maryland a
  small religious congregation, the Sisters of
  Charity of New York, dedicated to the care for
  the children of the poor.

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Her works

• Seton helped found the Society for the Relief of
  Poor Widows with Small Children, New York City's
  first private charity organization.
• In 1808, Seton established Saint Joseph's Academy
  and Free School, a school dedicated to the
  education of Catholic girls, in Emmitsburg,
  Maryland. It is now know as Mount St. Marys.
• She founded the first religious community of
  apostolic women of the United States, the Sisters
  of Charity, in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

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Elizabeth Ann Seton Facts

• Beatified March 17, 1963 by Pope John XXIII
• Canonized September 14, 1975 by Pope Paul VI
• Shrine
• House at 7 State Street in New York City (former
  residence)
• Emmitsburg, Maryland (site of her body)
• Schools in Maryland
• Mount St. Marys University
• Seton Keogh High School
• Mother Seton Academy

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She is the patron Saint of

• death of children
• in-law problems
• loss of parents
• opposition of Church authorities
• people ridiculed for their piety
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• widows

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