The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

ONE OF US: The Making of an American Saint

See the Seton Shrine Museum’s Newest Exhibit

This new exhibit chronicles Elizabeth Ann Seton’s path to sainthood. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of her canonization by Pope Paul VI. In addition to the canonization decree, visitors can see artifacts, photos, proclamations, personal scrapbooks, videos, and more.

Press from Catholic Review: Seton Shrine hosts pilgrimage, Mass for Sea Services

The gathering included active-duty personnel and veterans of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and public health services, and their families.

Press Release: Seton Shrine Launches $50 Million Endowment Initiative as Part of Canonization Golden Anniversary Celebration

A new initiative to protect and preserve the Seton Shrine for generations to come

PRESS from EWTN News In Depth

Julia Convery reports on the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton canonization celebration on EWTN News In Depth.

Op-Ed from National Catholic Register: Mother Seton at 50: An American Saint Who Shows Us Holiness Is for Everyone

National Catholic Register covers the 50th Anniversary

PRESS From Our Sunday Visitor: 50th anniversary celebration

Highlighting ‘Saints on Their Way’

PRESS from Catholic News Agency: Seton Shrine highlights American ‘Saints on Their Way’

Today there are 87 American Catholics on their way to sainthood.

PRESS from Catholic Review: Pilgrims celebrate 50th anniversary of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s canonization

Catholic Review covers the 50th Anniversary Celebration

PRESS from Knights of Columbus: A Pioneer of American Sainthood

Nearly 2,000 people, including Knights and their families, packed the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, on Sept. 14

Can We Ever Pray Enough Prayers for the Dead?

Danielle Bean | November 7, 2025

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton knew the secret of God’s grace and generosity. She once wrote: “The greater my unworthiness, the more abundant His mercy.” Her words are a great consolation when we feel weak in the face of a world that needs us.

Duns Scotus, ‘Master of Thought and Life,’ and Mother Seton

Tom Hoopes | November 7, 2025

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Blessed John Duns Scotus were certain that God, outside of time, is not bound by human categories. By the witness of their lives and their mystical insights, these saints connected the earthly realities of Christ’s Incarnation to the inexhaustible mystery of Divine Revelation.

Growing in Humility with St. Charles Borromeo and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Danielle Bean | November 4, 2025

Humility consists in embracing God and his ways over the ways of the earth, no matter the cost.

St. Martin de Porres and Mother Seton Found New Families of Charity in Christ

Tom Hoopes | November 3, 2025

St. Martin de Porres and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton experienced broken families and health crises throughout their lives and responded with radical charity, gathering Catholic communities to teach and heal.

On the Way to Sainthood, Holiness Means Being Fully Yourself

Tom Hoopes | November 2, 2025

As we see in the life of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the Americans “on their way” to sainthood show us that sanctity is not perfection but surrender, not an escape from our humanity but its fulfillment in Christ.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Humble Nobility of All Souls Day

Elizabeth Scalia | November 2, 2025

Before she became a foundress and a saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton was a wife, a mother, a teacher. On All Souls Day, her example reminds us of the dignity of the ordinary faithful who keep things going, bearing everyday witness to the power and value of a life in Christ.

The Saints Want Us to Be With Them

Elizabeth Scalia | November 1, 2025

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, like so many other saints, took inspiration from the lives of those who came before her. For All Saints Day, why not copy the venerable practice of seeking out a patron saint to teach you throughout the next liturgical year?

When Heaven Draws Near: Encountering American Saints on Their Way

Lisa Lickona | October 30, 2025

Like Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, these holy American men and women captivated me. They convinced me: holiness is not a fairy tale or the stuff of legend — it is possible, here and now. Through them, the saints became real for me.

Agony and Ecstasy: Blessed Chiara Badano and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Christina O'Brien | October 29, 2025

Blessed Chiara Badano and Mother Seton each lived the Agony in the Garden, handing themselves over to God’s Providence, enduring all as Jesus had endured all. They show us that living a fully Christian life with joy is not just a pious dream. It’s an experience of heaven on earth.

The Zeal of the Saints: Simon, Jude, and Elizabeth Ann Seton

Lisa Lickona | October 28, 2025

What binds Saints Simon and Jude together, aside from their common feast day, is the zealous abandonment embraced by every saint, including Elizabeth Ann Seton, who recognized that each of us is an “impossible cause” searching for God’s mercy.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as a Model of John Paul II’s “Feminine Genius”

Tom Hoopes | October 22, 2025

Pope Saint John Paul II’s description of the beauty of authentic womanhood meets fulfillment in the life and work of Mother Seton.

Hitting Rock Bottom and Staying There: Jean de Brebeuf and Mother Seton

Lisa Lickona | October 19, 2025

In situations of explosive uncertainty, we need to cling to the single thread that is God.

Home of the First American-Born Saint

Discover the inspirational life and legacy of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.

Seton Shrine Museum

Visit the brand new Seton Shrine Museum with engaging, hands-on technology, new artifacts, and more!

The Basilica

Awe-inspiring and amazing are a few words people have used to describe the Basilica.

Living History

Step back in time to the year 1818 at St. Joseph’s Academy, and engage with our living history interpreters, including our Junior History Interpreters who portrays real students from Mother Seton’s time.

The Stone Farmhouse

Step back in time while you tour the Stone House, which was originally built in the mid-1700s.

Historic St. Joseph's House

This historic home was built in 1810 when Elizabeth Ann Seton realized one home wasn’t enough for all that she had in mind.

St. Joseph's Cemetery

In 1809, Mother Seton and her companions took a walk through the dense woods on their property to select a site for a cemetery.

Seton Shrine Celebrated Weekend Honoring 50th Anniversary of Mother Seton’s Canonization

Check Out National Media Coverage Of Footsteps of Mother Seton

Elizabeth Ann Seton: First American-Born Saint

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New Weekday Adoration & Confession Schedule Beginning November 3rd

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Over 3,000 visitors attended the festivities

The announcement was part of the Shrine’s three-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of Mother Seton’s canonization.

Mother Seton is widely considered the first American-born saint—and since 1975, many more have journeyed on that very same path to sainthood!

A new 50th initiative dedicated to showcasing Mother Seton's legacy is here

Her influence is widespread and relevant today

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