Katharine Drexel
American Catholic religious sister and saint (1858–1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Katharine Drexel, SBS (born Catherine Mary Drexel; November 26, 1858 – March 3, 1955) was an American Catholic religious sister, and educator. In 1891, she founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, a religious congregation serving Black and Indigenous Americans.
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St. Katharine Drexel | |
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Born | (1858-11-26)November 26, 1858 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 3, 1955(1955-03-03) (aged 96) Bensalem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | November 20, 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | October 1, 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, [Philadelphia, U.S. |
Feast | March 3 |
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Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000, Drexel was the second person born in what is now the United States to be declared a saint and the first who was born a U.S. citizen.