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Katharine is not noted as a miracle worker while she was alive. However, Our Lord did work two miracles through Katharine's intercession that led to her canonization. Both came from the same Pennsylvania town and both had to do with the restoration of hearing.
Katharine Drexel, who died in 1955, was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1988 after decreeing that the hearing of a deaf teenage boy from Bensalem, PA, had been restored because of his family's prayers to her.
In 1995 another family, also from Bensalem, had a young deaf daughter who had her hearing restored after praying to Katharine Drexel. Extensive subsequent investigations have found no known medical reason for the restoration of the little girl's hearing. This miracle led to Katharine's canonization.
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Is Saint Katharine Drexel a Catholic saint?
Yes, Katharine Drexel is a Catholic saint.
What is Katharine Drexel the patron saint of?
Katharine Drexel is not a patron saint as per the Patron Saint Index.
When was Saint Katharine Drexel born?
Saint Katharine Drexel was born on November 26 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What is Saint Katharine a patron saint of?
Saint Katharine Drexel is not a patron saint at this time.
What is Saint Katharine's middle name?
Katharine Drexel was born Catherine Marie Drexel.
Where was Saint Katharine Drexel born?
St. Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
What is Saint Katharine's full name?
Katharine Mary Drexel was born Catherine Mary Drexel in Philadelphia on November 26, 1858,
What saint was in Philly?
Saint Katharine Drexel was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Which saint built schools and missions for American Indians in the US?
Saint Katharine Drexel.
When did Saint Katharine Drexel die?
She died on March 3, 1955.
Where did Saint Katharine Drexel die?
Katharine Drexel died on March 3, 1955. of natural causes at the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA.
Who did Saint Katharine Drexel devote her life to helping?
Katharine worked primarily with the black community and native Americans.
