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Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized. She was born in Italy but became a citizen of the United States.

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Who was the first Catholic saint in the US?

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen canonized.


What is the name of the woman who was the first person in the US to be made a Catholic saint?

St. Frances Cabrini was the first US citizen to be canonized. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first person born in the US to be canonized. (Mother Cabrini was an Italian immigrant.)


Who was the first person in the US to become a saint?

The first citizen of the United States to be canonized was St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, who was born in Italy but moved to this country and became a citizen. The first native born United States citizen to be canonized as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.


Who was the first citizen of the US to become a Catholic Saint?

Frances Xavier Cabrini, born July 15th 1850 in Italy, died 22nd December 1917, was the first American citizen to be canonized. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, born 28th August 1774, died 4th January 1821, was the first native born citizen of the US to be canonized


Who was the first naturalized US saint?

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.


Who was the first citizen of the US of America to become a Catholic saint?

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen to be canoniized.


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None. Living people cannot be saints. They have to have been venerated, beatified, and then canonized to become a saint.


Did Saint John Neumann ever become a citizen of the US?

Yes, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States


How do you spell caniniced?

A possible word has the US spelling "canonized" (declared a saint).


Can a US citizen marry a Uruguayan citizen in the US?

Yes, but the Uruguyan citizen must first get a fiance visa before entering the US for marriage.


Is Mother Teresa a saint and what does she represent?

As of April 2013, Mother Teresa has not been canonized a saint. She has been beatified and could soon be named a saint. What did she represent? She represents the kind of love and caring the Lord would have us all express for the less fortunate. She is a roll model for us.


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Christopher was not canonized in 1960. He is a legendary saint who may, or may not have existed. Tradition tells us he was a martyr for his faith in the early years of the church. There was no official canonization process at the time so Christopher would have been declared a saint by popular acclamation, probably to a bishop.