Elizabeth Seton, first person born in U.S. to become a saint

Emmitsburg

September 14, 1975

Categories: Religion, Women
Tags: 1941 – 1989, Frederick County

Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) becomes the first person born in the United States canonized as a Roman Catholic saint in 1975. Seton is the founder of the nation’s first parochial school system, establishing a Catholic girls school in Emmitsburg along with a congregation of Sisters of Charity.

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