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Frances Xavier Cabrini
1850–1917Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
First American saint (canonized 1946)
Biography
First American saint (canonized 1946); founded Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart; served Italian immigrants in the US. First US citizen canonized as a saint; founded 67 institutions in 8 countries; patron saint of immigrants
Notable For
- First American saint (canonized 1946)
- founded Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
- served Italian immigrants in the US
Honors & Recognition
- First US citizen canonized as a saint
- founded 67 institutions in 8 countries
- patron saint of immigrants
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Religion & Faith
- Specialty
- Catholicism/Sainthood
- Years
- 1850–1917
- Birth Place
- Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Regional Ancestry
- Lombardy
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
More in Religion & Faith
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- Cardinal Joseph Bernardin(1928–1996)
- Mother Frances Cabrini(1850–1917)
- Bishop Francis DiLorenzo(1942–2017)
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