https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n en-us 2018-06-17 03:27:44 UTC 2025-09-02 13:55:48 UTC hello@padlet.com 21henrl https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475310 Elizabeth Ann Seton was American, born in New York in 1774 on August 28th and died in Emmitsberg on 1821 on January 4th, aged 46. At the age of 19, Seton married to William Seton who was the father to her children. William was a wealthy business man and died of tuberculosis in 1803 on December 27th. After her husband's death Elizabeth started to follow her religion more, she took her vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and finding for one year on March 25th 1809. Elizabeth was a widow at age 29 with 5 young children. Another influence of her religion was that Mother Seton lost her mother and felt great comfort that the Blessed Virgin was her mother, she asked the Blessed Virgin to guide her to the true faith and then Seton officially joined the Catholic Church. Widowed and left with 5 children, she was taken in with Anne Maria by the families of Filippo and Antonio Filicchi, while staying with these families Seton was introduced to Roman Catholicism. Elizabeth Seton was a nun  and worked with the poor a lot, she started the first free Catholic school with some other associates. Seton joined the people in the founding the charitable institution in New York called the Relief of the Poor Widows with Small Children, she served as treasurer for 7 years. Elizabeth Seton also founded the Sisters of St Joseph. Mother Seton lost her mother and felt great comfort that the Blessed Virgin was her mother, she asked the Blessed Virgin to guide her to the true faith and then Seton officially joined the Catholic Church. As Mother Seton was coming towards the end of her life she believed that God was getting ready to call her. Her death was caused by tuberculosis, the same as her husband, in 1821. Elizabeth Ann Seton beatified by Pope John XXIII on March 17, 1963, and she was canonised by Pope Paul VI on September 14, 1975. ]]> 2018-06-17 03:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475310 21henrl https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475336 Elizabeth Seton performed many good deeds in her lifetime. Her kingly work was having a part in making the first free Catholic School. This is important because it is a way of educating young people about God and Seton used her power to help people be able to attend this school because it was free. Seton's priestly work was founding the charitable institution and allowing windows to have a place to go and get support, this is important because brought people together and helped everyone. ]]> 2018-06-17 03:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475336 21henrl https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475347 Although some may not realise, a lot of people are continuing in similar work to Elizabeth Seton, or any similar saint. Specific people who do similar deeds to Elizabeth Seton are founders for charities or an institution to support people in need, spreading the word of God, participating in simple religious things such as church, and living life simplistically. As of now there is a school that is named after Elizabeth Seton 'Elizabeth Seton High School'. ]]> 2018-06-17 03:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475347 21henrl https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475362 A book called 'The Soul of Elizabeth Seton' is a biography. The biography is about the life of Elizabeth Seton in a lot of detail. The book talks about her life from her birthplace, good deeds, family life and her death. This was written to give the reader more insight and information to Elizabeth Seton's life. This was also written for a student because it gives very specific information and is a reliable source. It could also be aimed for a reader who is curious in the saints or a religious person. To conclude, the writing in this book is a very specific and informative piece of writing, it includes so many small details about the life of Elizabeth Seton. ]]> 2018-06-17 03:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475362 21henrl https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475378 2018-06-17 03:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475378 21henrl https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475712 Some things that Elizabeth Seton would say would be "If I succeed I bless God. If I do not succeed, I bless God." and "The nearer a soul is truly united to God, the more its sensibilities are increased to every being of His creation; much more to those whom it is bound to love by the tenderest and most endearing ties". Seton wrote these in many of her letters to family and friends, this is spreading the word of God. Elizabeth Seton's spirit lives in the institutions that she founded and worked for. This is because she always had faith and spread that faith with others. The centres where her spiritual practises because she always would help others and teach them about Catholicism. ]]> 2018-06-17 03:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/267475712 21henrl https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/268031620 In the parable of the Good Samaritan the message is to help people even if you break a rule. This reflects to Elizabeth Seton, although she never broke a rule/law she always helped people. Seton started a couple of charities to help people in need, one of them was called 'Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children'. ]]> 2018-06-21 02:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/21henrl/umq6smaw9m5n/wish/268031620