1. Elizabeth Ann Seton- a devoted mother.
... . During the summer, Elizabeth and her children went to live with her father, but he too became plagued by yellow fever. She and her children returned home to comfort her dying husband. The doctor suggested taking a trip to Italy on a ship. Selling their possessions, the family took the voyage to visit their friends, the Felicchi family. The trip was lovely; but ... a teaching position, which she accepted with great gratitude. While teaching she studied theology, and felt she needed something more spiritual in her life. In March 1809, she initiated her vows before Bishop John Carroll of ...
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