Now, 50 years later, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, has begun its yearlong celebration honoring the anniversary of the saint’s canonization.

A book owned by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is seen during a news conference at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Md., March 11, 2021. Sisters of Charity of New York ...

All the same, Seton believed at this time that the Episcopalian faith was the true church, proclaiming the one Christ, the same church that Christ had established at the end of his earthly ministry.

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first American-born saint, converted to Catholicism, became a prominent educator and faith leader, and was credited with three miracles.

Located at 6 and 7 State Street, abutting Battery Park, is The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and The Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.

Saint Seton’s life unfolds with the late 18th c. birth of the U.S. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton's life unfolds against the backdrop of the late 18th century birth of the United States and U.S ...

The exterior of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive, is seen May 16. Seton was a widow who devoted her life to education for children and caring for the poor.

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, begins its yearlong celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of her canonization.

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, marked the beginning of two years of celebration on the saint’s feast day Jan. 4.

Elizabeth Ann Seton has only officially been a saint for 49 years, a blink of an eye in the timeline of the church. But in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States, she is a ...