Elizabeth Bayley Seton

Seton is the first native-born American to be declared a saint in the Catholic Church and foundress of the Sisters of Charity in North America. She is also the initiator of the Catholic parochial school system.

Seton is the first native-born American to be declared a saint in the Catholic Church and foundress of the Sisters of Charity in North America. She is also the initiator of the Catholic parochial school system. See less