Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first citizen born in the United States to be given the title of “Saint.” Mother Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI.

She is revered as the patron saint of Catholic schools, teachers, widows, orphans, and people who have been persecuted for their faith.

Seton established the first Catholic girls' school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland. There she also founded the first American congregation of religious ...

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, sometimes called Mother Seton, the first native-born American citizen to be canonized a saint, was not a born Catholic.

She opened the first American parish school and established the first American Catholic orphanage.

4 янв. 2024 г. · St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the patron saint of Catholic schools, educators/teachers, loss of parents, widows, orphans, and people rejected/persecuted for their ...

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the patron saint of Catholic schools, those rejected/persecuted for their faith, orphans, and widows. When she was very young, ...

Beautiful, vivacious, fluent in French, a fine musician, and an accomplished horsewoman, she grew up and became a popular guest at parties and balls. Long ...

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, known as "Mother Seton," is special to all Americans for historical, humanitarian and spiritual reasons.