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They say when one door closes, another door opens. When the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton closed its historical buildings to public tours last year due to the pandemic, its team opened a window, a Zoom window.<\/p>\n

Rather than bringing people to the Shrine, they decided to bring the Shrine to the people. The solution: visitas virtuales<\/a> of the Basilica and the historical buildings at the Shrine.<\/p>\n

Launched on Mother Seton\u2019s feast day, January 4, the Shrine\u2019s live virtual tours have been a streaming success \u2013 so much so that the Shrine intends to make the virtual tours a permanent option for those who want to learn about America\u2019s first native-born saint. More than 3,000 people from 21 states have taken a virtual tour of the Shrine, and the tours continue to attract school groups and others from as far away as Alaska and Oregon.<\/p>\n

While the Shrine is currently open to in-person visitors again, the virtual tours have become an important way of showing how Mother Seton\u2019s experiences as a wife, mother, convert, servant of the poor and teacher make her relatable to people today. The Shrine is in the middle of a year-long commemoration of the 200th<\/sup> anniversary of her death.<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology has been one of the silver-linings to come from the pandemic,\u201d said Bridgett Bassler, education programs manager at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. \u201cWe realized we had the capability at our finger tips to connect with people from every corner of the country. With virtual tours, we have the ability to provide access to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton\u2019s life and legacy to those who may never be able to experience an in-person visit to the Shrine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tours use Zoom to showcase the Shrine and introduce it to new visitors. Virtual visitors can choose to explore the Shrine and Elizabeth Ann Seton\u2019s journey through four different live tours options including the Historic St. Joseph\u2019s House, Stone Farmhouse, Basilica, and the history of the Civil War Sisters.<\/p>\n

Schools have been the main adopter of the Shrine\u2019s virtual tours program. More than 37 schools have taken tours, including 12 that are named after Mother Seton. The group that has virtually traveled the furthest to visit the Shrine is the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Anchorage, Alaska, which is 4,236 miles away from the Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn closing the physical doors of the Shrine, we\u2019ve actually opened its reach to a wider audience,\u201d said Claire Bodine, group visits coordinator at the Shrine. \u201cWe\u2019ve been able to connect with schools across the nation, working with students from kindergarten through college. It\u2019s truly been a blessing to share Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton\u2019s story in this innovative way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laura McLaughlin, a teacher from the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Anchorage, scheduled a virtual tour of the Shrine for her sixth-grade religion class on January 4 in celebration of Mother Seton\u2019s feast day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have always celebrated Mother Seton\u2019s feast day, and when I saw the opportunity to visit her National Shrine virtually on that day, I thought it was a great opportunity for my students to see something \u2018in-person\u2019 that they\u2019ve learned about in class,\u201d McLaughlin said.<\/p>\n

McLaughlin recalled her students\u2019 excitement over learning that even saints live through cold weather conditions like they do in Alaska. They also resonated with Elizabeth Ann Seton\u2019s small-town lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur class enjoyed getting to see all the aspects of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton\u2019s life,\u201d she said. \u201cThrough the tour we learned much more about her impact in education and religion. The students were so engaged with the tour that they didn\u2019t even mind missing their recess to accommodate the tour due to time zone differences!\u201d<\/p>\n

The interest in visiting the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton extends beyond our country\u2019s borders. In May, the Shrine will give its first international virtual tour to a group from Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe even had a group from Australia try to book a virtual tour,\u201d Bodine said. \u201cWhile that tour hasn\u2019t panned out yet due to time zone differences, to me it emphasizes Mother Seton\u2019s relatability. Her work, her devotion and her experience resonate with people around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though COVID-19 restrictions are lessening and the Shrine is open to the public now, interested tourists will still be able to visit the Shrine from virtually anywhere.<\/p>\n

In the coming months, Bassler and Bodine hope to expand the virtual tours to include more offerings including historia viva<\/a> programs, where visitors can explore Mother Seton\u2019s world through interpreters portraying real people Mother Seton knew, lived and worked with.<\/p>\n

Other activities and events included in the commemoration of Mother Seton\u2019s death are a new exhibit of artifacts from Mother Seton\u2019s life that were recently donated by the Sisters of Charity of New York, one of the orders that traces its lineage back to Mother Seton, and plans to expand the Shrine\u2019s Seeds of Hope retreat program for underserved populations later this year.<\/p>\n

To book a virtual or in-person tour at the Shrine, please visit <\/em>www.setonshrine.org\/virtual-tours<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information about the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, please visit <\/em>www.setonshrine.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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