Marguerite Bourgeoys brought education and faith to the wilderness of New France, becoming Canada’s first female saint.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, whose feast is celebrated on Jan. 4, led a bold and faith-filled life, which led to her becoming the first native-born American to be canonized in the Catholic Church on Sept.

A statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Seton Legacy Garden at the Seton Shrine in Maryland. (photo: Courtesy / Seton Shrine) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, whose feast is celebrated on Jan.

(RNS) — Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton founded the first congregation of women religious in the US and the first US Catholic girls’ school. (RNS) — Catholics are preparing to mark a year of ...