Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, SC, was a wife, mother, widow, educator, and Catholic religious sister in the United States, known as a founder of the parochial school system.
She became the first person born in what would become the United States to be canonized by the Catholic Church. In 1812, she founded the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg, Maryland. In 1850, the Emmitsburg Sisters of Charity joined the French Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul - thus, she is considered one of our Founders.
If you’d like to learn more about her, please visit:
https://setonshrine.org/elizabeth-ann-seton/
