Mother Seton House

Mother Seton House can be found at N Paca St 600. The following is offered: Theater. The entry is present with us since Sep 10, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Baltimore there are 30 other Theater. An overview can be found here.

This historic home was labeled as a historic site in 1973. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the original owner of the home, was the first American-born woman to be canonized by the Catholic Church. She founded the first order of nuns in the United States in the 19th century and was also responsible for founding one of the nation's first parochial schools in Baltimore. The house was named a historical site...

The Mother Seton House, built around 1800, was the home of Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born woman beatified and canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Although not born Roman Catholic, she converted to Catholicism in 1805, shortly after the death of her husband. With the help of her friend, John Carroll, Bishop of the Diocese of Baltimore, she established a school for girls at St....