ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

FACTS

• She was the first native-born citizen of the U.S.A to be canonized
• Born in New York City in 1774
• Died from tuberculosis in 1821
• Her feast day is January 4th
• She was canonized in 1975

YOUTH

• She was originally strongly Episcopalian
• She was an avid reader
• She later fell in love with the Sacred Scripture
• She lost her mother in 1777
• She then went to live with her aunt and uncle

MARRIAGE & MOTHERHOOD

• Married William Seton in 1794
• She was 19 years old
• They had five children together
• She eventually lost her husband to tuberculosis
• Moved to Italy for her husband

FINDING CHRISTIANITY

• When she moved to Italy she had found Christiananity
• She started the first free Catholic school in America
• She became a nun
• She founded Sisters of Charity (1809)
• She is the patron Saint of Catholic schools

Prayer of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
O Father, the first rule of our dear Saviour's life
was to do Your Will.
Let His Will of the present moment
be the first rule of our daily life and work,
with no other desire
but for its most full and complete accomplishment.
Help us to follow it faithfully,
so that doing what You wish
we will be pleasing to You. Amen.