01/04/19 the feast day of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, née Elizabeth Ann Bayley, (born August 28, 1774, New York, New York [U.S.]—died January 4, 1821, Emmitsburg, Maryland, U.S.; canonized 1975; feast day January 4), first native-born American to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. She was the founder of the Sisters of Charity, the first American religious society.

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton is also the patron my children's homeschool curriculum study program, "Seton" is the largest provider of Catholic homeschooling materials, and the largest primary/secondary Catholic school in the USA.