Emmitsburg, Md (KM) A celebration is planned for mid-September for the 50th anniversary of the canonization of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Ron Judge, the Executive Director of the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, , says Seton was born in 1774, and lived in New York City. He says she was a socialite who married at age 19, and gave birth to five children. But she lost all of her money, and her husband died.
Seton was originally an Episcopalian who converted to Catholicism, and eventually came to Emmitsburg. “She came here in 1809. and lived here till her death inn 1821. And sent sisters out all over the country. They founded orphanages, schools and hospitals for over 200 years. And it all came right here from northern Frederick County. Pretty Cool,” says Judge.