On This Day: The first American-born Roman Catholic saint was born

The first American-born Roman Catholic saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, was born August 28th, 1774 in New York. She founded the first American Catholic religious order, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. In 1809, she opened an elementary school in Baltimore, marking the beginning of the parochial school system in the U.S. #ThisDayInHistory #ProgressIsPossible