Basilica of the National Shrine

of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

 

          Emmitsburg, MD              

On September 14, 1975, Pope John Paul VI Proclaimed Elizabeth Ann Seton a saint-the first American-born citizen to be given this honor by the Catholic Church.

Shrine sites include a very beautiful basilica, the original stone house where she established her religious community in 1809, and the white house where she began the Catholic Parochial School System in 1810.
    Directions:      

U.S. 15 Emmitsburg to Seton Avenue (333 S. Seton Ave.). 

For information call:  (301) 447-6606                   

                                 

 

   
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