Wife, Mother, Founder of Religious Order, Saint
St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821) grew up in the early years of the United States. She was a New York socialite, who lived on the same street as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr and met many of our country’s Founding Fathers. She was raised Episcopalian, worshipping at New York City’s famous Trinity Church, and she and her husband, William Seton, raised their children in that faith until tragedy struck. An eventful trip to Italy would change her life forever. As a result, she would help chart the course for Catholic religious sisters in the United States.
When she was canonized on September 14, 1975, by Pope Paul VI, she was the first native-born American to be named a saint.
Discover this remarkable woman and her life of faith in The Lord is My Shepherd.
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