Saint of the Day: St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be canonized. Born in Lombardy, Italy in 1850, she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1880 and established many hospitals, schools, and orphanages.
In 1889, she set out for the United States and arrived in New York, where she and six other Sisters worked with the poor, especially with Italian immigrants. Over the next 28 years, she founded numerous schools, hospitals, and orphanages. Mother Cabrini died in Chicago on December 22, 1917 and was canonized on July 7, 1946.
She is the patron saint of hospitals, immigrants, and orphans.
Quote:
"We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success . . . but on Jesus alone. "
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In 1889, she set out for the United States and arrived in New York, where she and six other Sisters worked with the poor, especially with Italian immigrants. Over the next 28 years, she founded numerous schools, hospitals, and orphanages. Mother Cabrini died in Chicago on December 22, 1917 and was canonized on July 7, 1946.
She is the patron saint of hospitals, immigrants, and orphans.
Quote:
"We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success . . . but on Jesus alone. "
For more information, go here.
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