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About St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
1774 – 1821 · Feast January 4 · Religious / Foundress / Convert
First native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized (1774-1821); New York Episcopalian widowed at 29 with five children, converted to Catholicism in 1805. Founded the Sisters of Charity at Emmitsburg, Maryland - the first U.S. congregation of religious women - and pioneer of the American parochial school system. Canonized 1975 by Paul VI.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the patron saint of Loss of Parent or Child, Catholic Schools, Widows, Converts, Seafarers and Maryland.
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