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Definition of Mother Seton
1. Noun. United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821).
Generic synonyms: Religious Leader
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mother Seton
Literary usage of Mother Seton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The great fervour and mortification of Mother Seton, imitated by her sisters,
... The resulte of the official inquiries in the cause of Mother Seton, ..."
2. The Catholic School System in the United States: Its Principles, Origin, and by James Aloysius Burns (1908)
"... as also the influence of Mother Seton and her work in the origin and organization
of the Kentucky sisterhood, Father David having previously acted as ..."
3. The Life and Times of John Carroll: Archbishop of Baltimore, 1735-1815 by Peter Guilday (1922)
"In choosing a home for her sisters in religion, Mother Seton was influenced by Mr.
... Bishop Carroll gave his approval to this plan, and Mother Seton took ..."
4. The History of Mother Seton's Daughters: The Sisters of Charity of by Mary Agnes McCann (1917)
"Emmitsburg being in the mountains, Mother Seton set out on June 21, ... Mother Seton
wrote: "being obliged to walk the horses all the way and having walked ..."
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