Katharine Drexel
Katharine Drexel, SBS (born Catherine Mary Drexel; November 26, 1858 – March 3, 1955) was an American Catholic religious sister, and educator. In 1891, she founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, a religious congregation serving Black and Indigenous Americans.
St. Katharine Drexel SBS | |
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| Virgin | |
| Born | November 26, 1858 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1955 (aged 96) Bensalem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | November 20, 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | October 1, 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, [Philadelphia, U.S. |
| Feast | March 3 |
Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000, Drexel was the second person born in what is now the United States to be declared a saint and the first who was born a U.S. citizen.
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