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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.
The second part of the historic district is part of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, which continues to be operated by the Daughters of Charity.The significant buildings here include the Stone House, which predates Mother Seton's arrival here, the White House, and Mother Seton's former tomb. [2]
The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a nationally televised mass (EWTN) celebrated by Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori in the shrine’s historic Basilica, where Mother Seton is entombed.
Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, 0.3 miles (0.5 km) south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania. Founded in 1785, Emmitsburg is the home of Mount St. Mary's University .
Sep. 1—The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg is scheduled to open its new museum and visitor center this month, with new interactive exhibits and special artifacts.
Mother Seton, the first American-born saint, established the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph in Emmitsburg in 1809, according to a news release from the shrine. The religious sisters inspired by ...
Emmitsburg Historic District. March 10, 1992 ... (MD 26) Libertytown: 44 ... St. Joseph's College and Mother Seton Shrine. January 1, 1976
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; Mother Seton House at St. Mary's Seminary, where she lived from 1808 to 1809.