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Memorial

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Feast day
January 04
Patron of
Catholic schools
Origin
American

Life

Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first native-born American to be canonized. She founded the Sisters of Charity, the first American religious community for women, and established the parochial school system in the United States.

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