by Deb McCoy | Apr 27, 2021 | Saints
Painted by one of the priests who knew Kateri Tekakwitha St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American saint from the current United States. She was born around 1656 in Ossernenon, one of the small Mohawk Indian villages on the south side of the Mohawk River. Her...
by Deb McCoy | Mar 21, 2021 | Saints
ELIZABETH ANN SETON PATRON OF SEAFARERS AND WIDOWS Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is the first person born in what would become the United States to be canonized. She was born August 28, 1774, just before the Revolution began. Elizabeth was the second daughter of Catherine...
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