Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-American Roman Catholic religious sister and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC (Italian: Francesca Saverio Cabrini; July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917), also known as Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Catholic religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious institute that was a major support to her fellow Italian immigrants to the United States.[1]
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Born | Maria Francesca Cabrini (1850-07-15)July 15, 1850 Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire |
Died | December 22, 1917(1917-12-22) (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Resting place | St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine, Upper Manhattan, New York, United States |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | November 13, 1938, by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | July 7, 1946 by Pope Pius XII |
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Patronage | Immigrants |
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Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church, on July 7, 1946.[lower-alpha 1][2]