Meet the American who first achieved sainthood, Elizabeth Ann Seton, mother, educator, miracle worker
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Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first American-born saint, converted to Catholicism, became a prominent educator and faith leader, and was credited with three miracles.
"Elizabeth Ann Seton was wholly American! Rejoice for your glorious daughter," Pope Paul VI proclaimed at her canonization in 1975. "Rejoice for your glorious daughter." — Pope Paul VI "Elizabeth socialized with elite New Yorkers of her time." — St. Peter's Church of NYC "Never can a child know what a mother suffers." — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"Be proud of her. And know how to preserve her fruitful heritage," he also said.
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