... 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 ... . Elizabeth Ann Seton left behind the foundation for Catholic American institutions as well as a life full of charity and devotion. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized in 1975, the first n...

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