About St. Frances Cabrini

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  • St. Frances Cabrini was the youngest of 13 children
  • She was born in Italy in 1850
  • The order she founded is called the Missionary sisters of the Sacred Heart
  • Pope Leo XIII sent her to work in the U.S. in 1889
  • Her emphasis was on health care and Catholic education
  • Her likeness is enshrined in a museum at the base of the Statue of Liberty
  • She is the patron saint of immigrants
  • She was the first naturalized U.S. Citizen declared a Saint, on July 7, 1948
  • More information on St. Frances can be found at www.cabrinishrineny.org