ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

• Was born in New york,1774
• Was the first native born citizen of US to be canonized.

MARRIAGE

• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was married at age 19
• Elizabeth was a mother of 5 children
• Due to the amount of family members
• The Seton family struggled with bankrupcy
• Elizabeth sold all of her valuable possessions, to help her husbands health

WILLIAM:

• William had a very stressful life,
• He was diagnosed with tuberculosis only a few years after marriage
• Due to his condition he passed away leaving Elizabeth
• Responsible for 5 children on her own
• It was beyond difficult for elizabeth but she never gave up.

1809:

• St.Elizabeth took vows:
• She vowed poverty
• Chastity,and obediance among the church
• She pronounced her vows before Bishop John Carrol of Baltimore.
• Elizabeth was given land in Emmitsburg, Maryland

1811:

• Mother Seton adopted the rules and constitution of St. Vincent Paul.
• She recieved the sanction of the highest authority
• Elizabeth became a religious order.

ELIZABETHS LAST WORDS

• Elizabeth Ann Seton died of tuberculosis along with everyone in her family
• From the minute she was diagnosed she began the prayers for the dying herself
• Also to one of the sisters she prayed the Gloria and the Magnificant in French.
• Elizabeth was an inspiration to many people

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