Baltimore, Md., Jul 2, 2021 \/ 03:01 am<\/p>\n
The exhibit, which is called the \u201cSeton Family Treasures,\u201d contains \u201csome of the most amazing artifacts that are known to exist\u201d related to the Seton family, explained Rob Judge, the executive director of the shrine.<\/p>\n
Judge said that it was an \u201cimmense gift for all of us\u201d to be able to see the artifacts, and that the exhibit \u201chelps us to know her; and helps us to tell her story.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the \u201cSeton Family Treasures\u201d that are now on display at the shrine are the \u201ciconic bonnet\u201d worn by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as part of the habit of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph; books owned by Mother Seton, her daughter Catherine, and her father; Catherine\u2019s baptismal gown; Mother Seton\u2019s personal rosary and crucifix;\u00a0 as well as the miniature wedding portraits that were exchanged with her husband on her wedding day.<\/p>\n
The shrine acquired the items from the Sisters of Charity of New York; the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati; and the Daughters of Charity. The three orders have a common lineage with the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, the order founded by Mother Seton as the first religious order for women in the United States.<\/p>\n