Elizabeth Ann Seton: First American-Born Saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton was a wife and mother who was widowed at the age of 29 in 1803. Despite great hardships, she went on to do amazing work, and eventually became the first American-born saint in 1975. LEARN MORE
The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Celebrate Mother Seton!
2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death
2021 also marks 46 years since Mother Seton's canonization, at which Pope Saint Paul VI declared her—a wife, mother, teacher, religious sister, and Catholic convert—America’s first native-born saint. Visit this historic site and Shrine and see the museum, her historic homes, and the Basilica dedicated to her.
Celebrate Mother Seton!
2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death
2021 also marks 46 years since Mother Seton's canonization, at which Pope Saint Paul VI declared her—a wife, mother, teacher, religious sister, and Catholic convert—America’s first native-born saint. Visit this historic site and Shrine and see the museum, her historic homes, and the Basilica dedicated to her.
