Frances Xavier Cabrini

Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC (Italian: Francesca Saverio Cabrini; July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917), also known as Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Catholic religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious institute that was a major support to her fellow Italian immigrants to the United States.

Saint

Frances Xavier Cabrini

MSC
Virgin
BornMaria Francesca Cabrini
(1850-07-15)July 15, 1850
Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire
DiedDecember 22, 1917(1917-12-22) (aged 67)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Resting placeSt. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine, Upper Manhattan, New York, United States
Venerated inCatholic Church
BeatifiedNovember 13, 1938, by Pope Pius XI
CanonizedJuly 7, 1946 by Pope Pius XII
Major shrine
  • National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Chicago
  • Mother Cabrini Shrine, Golden, Colorado
  • St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine, New York City
Feast
  • November 13 (US, 1961 to date)
  • December 22 (elsewhere)
PatronageImmigrants

Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church, on July 7, 1946.

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