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Jul 6, 2016 · How Mother Cabrini Became the First American Saint. 3 minute read. A turn-of-the-century portrait of American nun and founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart Francesca Xavier...
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Catholic Online. Saints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: November 13. Patron: of immigrants, hospital administrators, Lincoln. Birth: 1850. Death: 1917. Beatified: November 13, 1938, by Pope Pius XI. Canonized: July 7, 1946, by Pope Pius XII. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs.
They can be found on six continents and 15 countries throughout the world – wherever there is a need. Learn more about Frances Cabrini and the history of the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 610 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087. Phone: 610-902-1039.
Hundreds of devout Catholics from the United States were in attendance, as well as the highest dignitaries of the Church and lay noblemen. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American to be canonized, lies buried under the altar of the chapel of Mother Cabrini High School in New York City.
On July 7, 1946, as the scorching summer heat in Rome caused the candles in St. Peter’s to melt, Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized a saint. Mother Cabrini crossed the Atlantic Ocean 24 times. Her travels brought her to Colón, Panama; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Mendoza, Argentina; Callao, Peru; Coquimbo, Chile; Barcelona, Spain; Liverpool ...
She made 24 trans-Atlantic crossings and established 67 institutions: schools, hospitals, and orphanages. On December 22, 1917, in Chicago, she died. In 1946, she was canonized a saint by PopePius XII in recognition of her holiness and service to mankind.
The story of our Foundress, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, is the story not only of every missionary, but of every Christian. It is not what she accomplished, or how far she traveled that made her a great missionary saint. It was how she allowed God to accomplish remarkable achievements in and through her.
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