Saint Juan Diego of Mexico, who was born in 1474, would be the first North American saint although he was not the first North American saint to be canonized.
Rose of Lima was the first American born (Peru, South America) saint to be canonized.
The first native born American citizen was Saint Rose of Lima - born and raised in Peru, South AMERICA. The first native born saint of the United States is Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Saint Rose of Lima from Lima, Peru, South America.The first native-born American to be canonized as a saint was St. Rose of Lima who was canonized a saint in 1671. She was born and spent her entire life in Peru.
The truth be told, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first American citizen to be canonized. Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American born saint to be canonized. Technically, St. Rose of Lima is the first American saint. She was born and lived in Lima, Peru. Peru is part of the Americas.
Saint Rose of Lima was the first saint from the Americas to be canonized,The first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a saint was St. Rose of Lima. The first person born in the United States to be canonized as a saint was St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Rose of Lima was the first American born (Peru, South America) saint to be canonized.
The first native born American citizen was Saint Rose of Lima - born and raised in Peru, South AMERICA. The first native born saint of the United States is Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Juan Diego, an Aztec, was canonized a saint a few years back as the first Native American saint. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha recently canonized for North America. In South America another Native American person is in the final stages of canonization - Blessed Ceferino Namuncura whose father was the chief of a local tribe.
Saint Rose of Lima from Lima, Peru, South America.The first native-born American to be canonized as a saint was St. Rose of Lima who was canonized a saint in 1671. She was born and spent her entire life in Peru.
The truth be told, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first American citizen to be canonized. Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American born saint to be canonized. Technically, St. Rose of Lima is the first American saint. She was born and lived in Lima, Peru. Peru is part of the Americas.
St. Rose of Lima was the first saint born in the Americas - Lima, Peru, South America. Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first saint born in the United States to be canonized.
Saint Rose of Lima was the first saint from the Americas to be canonized,The first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a saint was St. Rose of Lima. The first person born in the United States to be canonized as a saint was St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
The first American saint was St. Rose of Lima. The first saint from the United States was St. Frances Cabrini. However, she was not born in the United States. She was sent to the U.S. to work with Italian immigrants.
Marie Marguerite d'Youville After a lifetime of helping the poor in Quebec, a century of lobbying on her behalf in Rome, and two miracles, Marie Marguerite d'Youville is officially a saint. More than 200 years after her death, the founder of Montreal's Sisters of Charity - the "Grey Nuns" - is canonized by Pope John Paul II. In this interview recorded shortly before the canonization, Grey Nuns historian Sister Estelle Mitchell describes the remarkable life and legacy of this "mother of the poor." Fom CBC Canada Archives Link: http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-1980-12732-11/on_this_day/life_society/twt
The name of the first American child born to English parents was Virginia Dare. She was born on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in 1587.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is important because she was the first native-born American to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church. She founded the first Catholic parish school in the United States and established the first American religious community for women, the Sisters of Charity. She is remembered for her dedication to education, charity, and helping the poor.