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Katharine Drexel

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American Catholic sister and saint

United StatesEducatorsLived 1858 to 1955 · aged 96
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Katharine Drexel, SBS 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. S. citizen.

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The entrance to the shrine of Katherine Drexel in Bensalem, PennsylvaniaThe entrance to the shrine of Katherine Drexel in Bensalem, PennsylvaniaKatharine Drexel's tomb at Philadelphia CathedralKatharine Drexel's tomb at Philadelphia Cathedral

Awards 2

2011National Women's Hall of Fame
1943Siena Medal

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Katharine Drexel, SBS 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. Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000, Drexel was the second person born in the United States to be declared a saint and the first who was born a U.S. citizen.

Country
United States
Category
Educators
Type
Educator
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1858 to 1955 · aged 96
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19 languages

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