St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) is the first canonized saint from the United States of America. Born in New York, Seton was raised as an Episcopalian but converted in 1805 to the Catholic Faith – just two years after the death of her husband, William Seton. Her mother died when she was very young, and her step-mother would bring her along to care for the poor, a ministry she would continue to practice through her adult life. In 1803, she and her eldest daughter accompanied William to Italy, where he was treated for tuberculosis. It was there that her husband’s business partners introduced Elizabeth to the Catholic Faith, leading to her conversion. Returning to the United States, Elizabeth opened the first ever Catholic school for girls in the U.S., eventually founding the Sisters of Charity. In 1821, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton succumbed at the age of 46 to the same illness that took her husband eighteen years prior.
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