Feast Day of St. Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Seton was raised in the Episcopalian faith and converted to the Catholic faith on March 14, 1805. She dedicated her life to works of charity and education, founding the community of the Sisters of Charity in 1809. Part of her community was united with the Daughters of Charity in Paris in 1850, and the others remained the Sisters of Charity in the United States. Elizabeth Seton was canonized as the first American saint in 1975.