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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821) was the foundress of the Sisters of Charity. Main article: Elizabeth Ann Seton The foundress of the American branch of the Sisters of Charity was born Elizabeth Ann Bayley, the daughter of Dr. Richard and Catherine Charlton Bayley, who are members of a prominent family of New York City.
Several Catholic churches are named for Seton. The first parish named in her honor, Blessed Elizabeth Ann Seton, was established in 1963 in Shrub Oak, New York, with a school opening in 1966, staffed by the Sisters of Charity.
In 1809, the American Elizabeth Ann Seton founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, adapting the rule of the French Daughters of Charity for her Emmitsburg, Maryland, community. Sr. Anthony O'Connell (1897), US Civil War nurse
Today, the Sisters of Charity of New York is a constituent community of the Federation of Sisters of Charity in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition, an umbrella group that brings together the various congregations that trace their roots back to Saint Elizabeth Seton, and ultimately to Saint Vincent de Paul.
The religious community of the Sisters of Charity was founded by Elizabeth Ann Seton in 1809 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was the first community of religious women native to the United States. In 1829, four Sisters of Charity from Emmitsburg traveled 15 days by stage coach to Cincinnati, Ohio, at the request of Bishop Fenwick.
The Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth are a Roman Catholic apostolic congregation of pontifical right, based in the Convent Station area of Morris Township, New Jersey, USA. The religious order was established in 1859 in Newark, New Jersey, following the example of Elizabeth Ann Seton's community that was founded in 1809 in Emmitsburg ...
Elizabeth Seton College (ESC) was a private, Roman Catholic two-year college in Yonkers, New York. Run by the Sisters of Charity of New York , the college opened in 1961 and closed in 1989, merging with the more financially secure Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.
Catherine Josephine Seton, RSM (28 June 1800 – 3 April 1891) was the daughter of Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the American branch of the Sisters of Charity. Catherine was the first American to join the Irish Sisters of Mercy .