St. Katharine Drexel
1955
Saint Katharine Drexel, Religious (Feast Day-March 3) Born in 1858, into a prominent Philadelphia family, Katharine became imbued with love for God and neighbor. She took an avid interest in the material and spiritual well-being of black and native Americans. She began by donating money but soon concluded that more was needed - the lacking ingredient was people. Katharine founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Black and Native American peoples, whose members would work for the betterment of those they were called to serve. From the age of 33 until her death in 1955, she dedicated her life and a fortune of 20 million dollars to this work. In 1894, Mother Drexel took part in opening the first mission school for Indians, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Other schools quickly followed - for Native Americans west of the Mississippi River, and for the blacks in the southern part of the United States. In 1915 she also founded Xavier University in New Orleans. At her death there were more than 500 Sisters teaching in 63 schools throughout the country. Katharine was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 20, 1988.
Because of her lifelong dedication to her faith and her selfless service to the oppressed, Pope John Paul II canonized her on October 1, 2000 to become only the second recognized American-born saint.
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i'm in catholic school and i have to write a report about her which is due in 3 days. i have to write 2 paragraphs the first with her life and then the second i have to tie in the gifts of the holy spirit and the works of mercy.....if anyone has any idea what that means, i would be very happy?
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She is a very good role model. I think it is great that she can see more than the color of others skins.
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Mother Drexel was a very good person. she seemed really nice and loving and very giving and put her life towards helping people. i would've liked to meet her of i lived in those days...lol....i highly recommend u learning about this very wonderful person.
I think that St. Katharine Drexel was a really good role model for people. She did a lot of things that were good.
she sounds like a good person caring for people of different races and all that she did
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I chose her for my project :) we share the same name !
I chose her for my Saint Project for Confirmation. She was so charitable and kind.
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I chose her for my saints project she reminds me of my mum cause her name was Kathrine i am 10 years old in grade 5 Chelsie Hose
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I'm considering Katharine Drexel for my confirmation saint. I'm also looking at Saint Gianna Beretta Molla and Saint Joan of Arc.
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I'm doing my confirmation and i have to do an article on a saint so this web-site really helped me out. Thanks so much. GOD BLESS US ALL!!!
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I am opening a school and want to name it Catherine Drexel school.
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Hi i am 14 andi am being confirmed this year,i was looking at confirmation names, and the 2 i found that i really like were St. Katherine Drexel and St. Jane Frances de Chantel i am still deciding but these were the two thatstuck out to me, i like plain traditional names, if anyone has any iseas let me know