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Mother Seton was born Aug. 28, 1774, in New York City and raised in the Episcopal Church. She died of tuberculosis at age 46 on Jan. 4, 1821.
Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg
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Last Sunday my family and I went on a history exploration trip to nearby Emmitsburg to visit the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
We are fortunate in Carroll County
This summer, instead of a big vacation, we opted to spend our time -- and money -- close to home to the benefit of our local economy.
Day trips may be as simple as exploring the history of a local town or traveling to national and international destinations -- such as the Gettysburg or Antietam Civil War battlefields, or the Eisenhower National Historic Farm, also in Gettysburg .
Other great history excursions here in Carroll include the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Shriver Homestead, in Union Mills, the Historical Society of Carroll County, in Westminster , and the Strawbridge Shrine -- birthplace of American Methodism -- also in New Windsor.
Because Carroll has such a large Catholic population, many folks are familiar with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, or simply Mother Seton as she is more often referred to locally.
For those who are not: Mother Seton is the first native-born U.S. citizen to be named a saint. She was canonized by Pope Paul VI on Sept. 14, 1975.
For everyone who has benefited from a Catholic school education, Mother Seton is the spiritual founder of Catholic school education in the United States ,
Of course, for television trivia aficionados, the plot of the old television show starring Sally Field, "The Flying Nun," centered on a fictional nun who belonged to Mother Seton's order. The show even contained an occasional reference to Emmitsburg.
She converted to Roman Catholicism March 14, 1805 and moved to Baltimore shortly after.
Two hundred years ago, during the summer of 1809, she walked from Baltimore to Emmitsburg to found the Sisters of Charity -- and the first parochial school in the United States -- on July 31, 1809.
One would assume she traveled through our neck of the woods on that journey, though I guess I'll need further research to determine if she walked through Westminster .
Just blocks south of the main square in Emmitsburg at 333 South Seton Ave. , you may find her first home, the Stone House, and her first school, the White House. There's also a museum, and the magnificent Seton Shrine Chapel, in which she is buried.
The chapel was designated a "Minor Basilica" by Pope John Paul II on Aug. 4, 1991.
The shrine in her honor in Emmitsburg is a pilgrimage for folks all over the globe. But for those of us who live in Carroll, the international destination is less than 50 miles round trip -- and makes for a spiritually moving and truly meaningful experience.
For more information go to setonshrine.org.
When he is not on the road exploring local history, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net
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