... and friends could not understand why she wanted to be a Catholic. At the urging of a priest, Elizabeth established a school for children. Encouraged by Archbishop John Carroll, Elizabeth established the first native American order of nuns, the Sisters of Charity. They founded a boarding school for girls as well as a free school for neighborhood children. This was the first parochial school in the United ... tuberculosis. Shortly before her death, Elizabeth received word that two of her sons were leading wild lives. When she died, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton left behind the foundation for Ca...

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