... , 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 Baltimore, and gained land in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Elizabeth, her three daughters, her sisters-in-law, and four other young women founded the Sisters of Charity. The Sisters of ... ...

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... Church, Elizabeth became a Catholic. Elizabeth's family 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 ... ...

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