Country of origin

Saints from United States

Read the full stories of 3 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day United States.

Showing 1–3 of 3. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.

Religious founder · January 4

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was an American Catholic educator, known as a founder of the country's parochial school system.

Lay saint · July 14

A Catholic woman of Mohawk and Algonquin parentage, remembered for prayer and a steadfast faith in seventeenth-century North America.

Monastic / Hermit · March 3

Katharine Drexel, SBS was an American Catholic religious sister and educator.