American Born Saint
Katharine Mary Drexel (November 26, 1858 – March 3, 1955) is a Roman Catholic Saint.
Katharine dedicated her life and inheritance to the needs of oppressed Native Americans and Blacks in the West and Southwest US, and was a vocal advocate of racial tolerance. To address racial injustice and destitution and spread the Gospel to these groups, Katharine established a religious order, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People.
Because Katharine felt a universal need for education, especially among Blacks and Native Americans, she financed more than 60 missions and schools around the United States. 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. Text Shrine Documents
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