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The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is a U.S. religious site and educational center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, that pays tribute to the life and mission of Elizabeth Ann Seton (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821), the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
Upon her canonization in 1975, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church was established in Crofton, Maryland, [30] in the same Archdiocese of Baltimore where she had founded Saint Joseph's Academy and Free School. As of 2018, there are churches in her name in more than 40 states of the United States, plus Canada and Italy. [31]
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton is located in the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, a Roman Catholic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York at 7 State Street, between Pearl and Water Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. [3]
As the home to the first American-born saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, the archdiocese also includes several sites associated with her life and works: National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, the site of Seton's tomb; Lower chapel at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, where Seton gave her vows of chastity and poverty in 1808
In June 1809, Elizabeth Ann Seton (later canonized as the first native-born U.S. saint) arrived in Emmitsburg, Maryland and established Saint Joseph's Academy and Free School, the first free parochial school for girls in the United States. This school laid the foundation for the Catholic parochial school system in the United States.
The James Watson House, at 7 State Street between Pearl and Water Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1793 and extended in 1806, and is now the rectory of the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton. [3] It is located near the southern tip of Manhattan Island, across from Battery Park.
The Mission of the Sisters of Charity is to share in the ongoing mission of Jesus by responding to the signs of the times in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, by revealing the Father's love in our lives and in our varied ministries with and for all in need, especially those living in poverty. [8]
Parish founded in 1920 as a mission church of Holy Name Parish in Birmingham; became an independent parish in 1923 [103] St. Anastasia 4571 John R Rd., Troy [104] St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 280 E. Square Lake Rd., Troy [105] St. Lucy Croatian 200 E. Wattles Rd., Troy