St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (born Elizabeth Bayley in 1774 in New York City) is known for founding the Sisters of Charity, the first American religious society, and for being the first native-born American to be canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. She was canonized on September, 14, 1975, by Pope Paul VI.
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