Your Visit to St Elizabeth Ann Seton's National Shrine
The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, welcomes you to explore the life and legacy of Mother Seton at the location where she began a journey that would result in her Canonization as the first native-born saint of the United States of America.
Basilica at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
On August 1, 2009, this video was taken after mass at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. The video is taken from inside the National Shrine Basilica. The dome presents the four authors of the Gospel. The stained glass windows on the left and right are the Seven Sorrows of Mary and the Seven Works of Mercy. Mass was led by Cardinal Francis George, eighth Archbishop of Chicago and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Historic Catholic Converts
Father Connor, historian for the diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, traces the lives of British, American, French and German believers who, through God’s grace, made the spiritual and intellectual journey to Rome. These are biographical sketches and conversion life stories.
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, S.C., (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) was the first native-born citizen[1] of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14, 1975).[2] She established the first Catholic girls' school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where she also founded the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity.
The remainder of her life was spent in leading and developing the new congregation. Mother Seton was described as a charming and cultured lady. Her connections to New York society and the accompanying social pressures to leave the new life she had created for herself did not deter her from embracing her religious vocation and charitable mission. The greatest difficulties she faced were actually internal, stemming from misunderstandings, interpersonal conflicts and the deaths of two daughters, other loved ones, and young sisters in the community.
She died on January 4, 1821, at the age of 46. Today, her remains are entombed in the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States of America.
By 1830, the Sisters were running orphanages and schools as far west as Cincinnati and New Orleans and had established the first hospital west of the Mississippi in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Ann Seton was beatified by Pope John XXIII on March 17, 1963. The pope said on the occasion, “In a house that was very small, but with ample space for charity, she sowed a seed in America which by Divine Grace grew into a large tree.”
Pope Paul VI canonized her on September 14, 1975, in a ceremony in St. Peter's Square.[1] In his words, “Elizabeth Ann Seton is a saint. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is an American. All of us say this with special joy, and with the intention of honoring the land and the nation from which she sprang forth as the first flower in the calendar of the saints. Elizabeth Ann Seton was wholly American! Rejoice for your glorious daughter. Be proud of her. And know how to preserve her fruitful heritage.”
Her feast day is January 4, the eleventh day of Christmastide.
Elizabeth Seton is the patron saint of seafarers.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton - The First American Sister of Charity
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ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON—1774-1821 - This first American-born saint accomplished more in twelve years than most people do in a whole lifetime. From 1809 to 1821, the year she died, she laid the foundation for the Catholic parochial system in the United States, founded her Sisters of Charity, and ran her school and lived with her community at her headquarters in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Elizabeth Ann Bayley was the daughter of a distinguished colonial family in New York City, her father a physician and professor at what later became Columbia University. Her grandfather was rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Staten Island. Born in 1774 she married William Magee Seton, a wealthy young businessman, in 1794. They had five children. Mr. Seton had reversals in business and lost his fortune, and a sea voyage was recommended to recover his health. The couple, along with their eldest daughter, embarked for Italy in 1803 and were given hospitality by the Filicchi family of Leghorn. William Seton died in Pisa less than three months later. Influenced by her stay in Italy, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton became a Catholic upon her return to the United States, against the opposition of her family. In August 1807, she was invited by the superior of the Baltimore Sulpicians to found a school for girls near the Sulpician seminary in Baltimore. With the help of Archbishop Carroll, she organized a group of young women to assist her in her work, received a religious rule and habit from him, and took the vows of religion. In 1809, she moved her headquarters to Emmitsburg, adopted a modified version of the rule of St. Vincent de Paul for the French Sisters of Charity, and laid the foundation for the Catholic parochial school system in the United States. She trained her sisters for teaching, wrote textbooks for classrooms, worked among the poor, the sick, and the black people of the region, and directed the work of her congregation. In 1814, she sent her nuns to open an orphanage in Philadelphia and another in New York City in 1817. She died at Emmitsburg on January 4, 1821, and was canonized by Pope Paul VI on September 14, 1975. Her body is enshrined at the mother-house of the American Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg.
Mother Seton Beatification (1963)
Maryland, United States of America (USA) & Vatican, Rome, Italy.
Title reads 'Mother Seton - First Beatification of Native Born American'.
CU. Portrait of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first American born person to be beatified in Rome. GV. Large tomb in a graveyard at Emmitsburg, Maryland, where Mother Seton was buried in 1809. LV. Large stone house where Mother Seton first started religious community. MS. One of the white walled rooms in the stone house. MS. Small piano which was used for singing of the hymns. MS. Small crucifix in the chapel inside the house. MCU. Portrait of Mother Seton on the wall in house. Various shots of the nuns walking in garden. GV. Large white house in which Mother Seton used to teach. Various shots inside the class rooms of the school where she taught. GV. House on street corner. CU. Sign Mother Seton Guild. Several shots of the little ornaments on shelf in guild. MS. At night, of American nuns walking down steps of aircraft at Rome Airport - voiceover states that 4000 American pilgrims came to Rome for the ceremony. MS. & CU. Teenage girl Ann O'Neill at the airport. She had the deadly leukaemia and was miraculously cured and is a factor of the beatification. Various shots of Cardinal Spellman of New York arriving in the pilgrimage. GV. Basilica of St. Peter's Church in Rome. Various shots of tapestry dedicated to Mother Seton hanging outside the Basilica. Various shots of the scenes in St. Peter's Square. Various shots inside St. Peter's. Various shots of Pope John XXIII being carried up the aisle. Various shots of a large shrine dedicated to Mother Seton. Various shots of the Pope at prayer in front of shrine and blessing it. Various shots of large shrine which has a picture of Mother Seton mounted on it.
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Date found in the old record - 18/03/1963.
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God Bless America
Wiliamsport Community Bandy performing God Bless America at the Basilica of the National Shrine for St Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Md., 6/30/2013
Handbell Concert - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's Basilica - Emmitsburg, MD
April 3, 2011 - Nine local handbell ensembles will play en masse and with solo selections for this year's festival, which is coordinate by Dr. Elizabeth Krouse who is active with the American Guild of Organists and currently serves as organist for the Basilica at the Seton Shrine. The conductors of the mass ring selections include, Pam Ion, who is the founder and director of the Alpha4 Handbell Ensemble, an independent group that regularly plays for community events, and John Widmann who currently serves as City Carilloneur for the City of Frederick and Director of Music for Frederick Presbyterian Church.
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Grotto of Lourdes, Emmitsburg, Maryland
This movie tours the beautiful and peaceful scenic National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes nestled in the hillsides of Emmitsburg, Maryland. As the film traces its two hundred year history and stories of miracles it is easy to see God's hand at work in this place of peace visited by all. A real gift to America and the faith-filled.
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Elizabeth Ann Seton: American Saint
In 1975, two centuries after her birth, Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Ann Seton, making her the first saint to be a native-born citizen of the United States in the Roman Catholic Church. Seton came of age in Manhattan as the city and her family struggled to rebuild themselves after the Revolution, explored both contemporary philosophy and Christianity, converted to Catholicism from her native Episcopalian faith, and built the St. Joseph’s Academy and Free School in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Hers was an exemplary early American life of struggle, ambition, questioning, and faith, and in this flowing biography, Catherine O’Donnell has given Seton her due.
Catherine O’Donnell is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and she writes about religion, culture, and politics in early America and the Atlantic World. She is the author of Men of Letters in the Early Republic.
Sleep Inn & Suites Emmitsburg in Emmitsburg MD
Book here: . . .. .. ... . . . . . . . . . Sleep Inn & Suites Emmitsburg 501 Silo Hill Parkway Emmitsburg MD 21727 The Sleep Inn & Suites hotel is located off State Road 140, just 11 miles south of the historic city of Gettysburg. This Emmitsburg hotel is just minutes from the USFA National Fire Academy, Gettysburg National Military Park, the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and Gettysburg College. Guests of this hotel can enjoy amenities and features like free local calls, and Free Morning Medley Hot Breakfast. Be sure to take advantage of the indoor heated pool and state-of-the-art fitness center. For business travelers, the hotel provides conveniences like high-speed Internet access, voice mail and access to fax and copy services. Meeting rooms are available to accommodate up to 40 people. All guest rooms come equipped with microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, irons, ironing boards, hair dryers, Nintendo game systems and cable television. In addition to standard amenities, some rooms feature whirlpool bathtubs and wet bars. Non-smoking rooms are available. Coin-operated laundry facilities and valet cleaning services are provided for guest convenience. Additional nearby points of interest include Emmitsburg Antique Mall, Gettysburg Village mall, National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Cunningham Falls State Park, Emergency Management Institute (EMI). Visitors will enjoy an array of outdoor recreational activities at the nearby Catoctin Mountain Park and Liberty Mountain ski area. A wide variety of restaurants, cocktail lounges and specialty shops are located in the surrounding area.
The First American Sister Of Charity: Saint Elizabeth Bayley Seton, Full-Length Catholic Audiobook
This is a picturesque and moving account of the life and work of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. This widowed mother of five established schools in New York and Maryland and was the first to found a congregation of Religious Sisters in the United States, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, whose motherhouse stands today in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, S.C., (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) was the first native-born citizen[1] of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14, 1975).[2] She established the first Catholic girls' school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where she also founded the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity.
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Around the Table in Emmitsburg - Multi-Hazards Planning for Schools
Air Date: August 17, 2005.
This program features discussions on 1) vulnerability assessments as they relate to schools and the surrounding community; 2) how to deal with emergencies; 3) neighborhood violence; 4 multi-agency planning; and 5) the addition of school personnel.
Back from the Dead Cemetery Walk - Mount St. Mary's University
Back from the Dead Cemetery Walk: It will give you a holy fear of the things you should be afraid of and a great love of heaven. Friday, Oct. 26th at the Seton Shrine - Shuttles from Lower McGown 6:45-9:30 pm. - Its free but please call ahead to register - 301-447-5223
Friday open to Mount students and Sunday evening open and free for the public.
Majestic Mount St. Mary's University - near Emmitsburg, Maryland
Mount St. Mary's University is also known as The Mount. It was founded in 1808 and is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States. It is the second oldest Catholic college in the United States after Georgetown. The university is located on a 1,400 acre campus, which includes the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, a popular pilgrimage site.
This video was captured in 2007 and was edited with Adobe Premier Pro 6.0.
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Sleep Inn & Suites Emmitsburg - Emmitsburg Hotels, Maryland
Sleep Inn & Suites Emmitsburg 2 Stars Hotel in Emmitsburg, Maryland Within US Travel Directory The Sleep Inn & Suites hotel is located off State Road 140, just 17.7 km south of the historic city of Gettysburg. This Emmitsburg hotel is just minutes from the USFA National Fire Academy, Gettysburg National Military Park, the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and Gettysburg College.Guests of this hotel can enjoy amenities and features like free local calls, and Free Morning Medley Hot Breakfast. Be sure to take advantage of the indoor heated pool and state-of-the-art fitness center.For business travelers, the hotel provides conveniences like high-speed Internet access, voice mail and access to fax and copy services. Meeting rooms are available to accommodate up to 40 people.
All guest rooms come equipped with microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, irons, ironing boards, hair dryers, Nintendo game systems and cable television. In addition to standard amenities, some rooms feature whirlpool bathtubs and wet bars. Non-smoking rooms are available.Coin-operated laundry facilities and valet cleaning services are provided for guest convenience.
Additional nearby points of interest include Emmitsburg Antique Mall, Gettysburg Village mall, National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Cunningham Falls State Park, Emergency Management Institute (EMI).Visitors will enjoy an array of outdoor recreational activities at the nearby Catoctin Mountain Park and Liberty Mountain ski area. A wide variety of restaurants, cocktail lounges and specialty shops are located in the surrounding area.
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National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, Emmitsburg MD(budget vacations)
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Jan 04 - Homily: Mother, Foundress, Saint
Fr. Joachim on the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton and how she was a mother, religious, foundress, teacher, and saint. She was born in the United States as an Episcopalian, married had five children and after the death of her husband became a Catholic, started the first Catholic School and orphanage and she founded the first American congregation of Religious Sisters, the Sisters of Charity. She is the first American born Saint.
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