Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), founder and first superior of the Sisters of Charity, was born to a wealthy New York Protestant family.

The significance is that Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, planted the seeds for their order when she sent three sisters to New York City in 1817 to start an orphanage.

In 2022, the Sisters of Charity Foundation apologized and asked for forgiveness for the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s enslavement of at least three people after Seton’s death.

The Sisters of Charity of New York have donated several of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s relics to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, it was announced on March 1. Here are 11 American ...

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton opened a $4 million museum and visitor center Saturday in Emmittsburg in a ceremony of Catholic pomp and circumstance that recognized the life and ...

A portrait of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the founder of the first American congregation of the Sisters of Charity, hangs in the meeting room of La Gras Hall where the leadership council of the ...

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is bringing history to life with its Academy Alive program, running through May 3.. The annual event, held at 339 S. Seton Ave. in Emmitsburg ...

All roads will lead to the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton this summer as two walking pilgrimages converge in ...

Seton, a widow and Catholic convert from a prominent Episcopal family, founded the first congregation of women religious in the U.S., the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s, and the first U.S ...

It was Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton who set their lengthy mission of service into motion when she sent three sisters to New York City in 1817 to start an orphanage.