Elizabeth Seton / by Madame de Barberey, translated and adapted from the sixth French edition, with a brief sketch of the community of the Sisters of charity since the death of Mother Seton, by the reverend Joseph B. Code ... with an introduction by the Most Reverend Michael J. Curley.
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, S.C., (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14, 1975). She established the first Catholic girls' school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland, wher...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, S.C., (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14, 1975). She established the first Catholic girls' school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where she also founded the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity. |
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| Item Description: | Frontispiece accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 594 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |