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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA).<\/p>\n

On July 4, Americans celebrate their country\u2019s independence \u2014 as well as the people who formed the United States into the country that it is today. Those include American saints.<\/p>\n

Here are 11 American saints who dedicated their lives to God and those in need in the United States:<\/p>\n

1. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1774\u20131821<\/h2>\n

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first American-born saint in 1975. Born in New York City, she married the love of her life at 19 and welcomed five children. She endured much suffering in her life, incluing the death of her husband, William, of tuberculosis after dire financial trouble. Two years later, Seton converted to Catholicism and went on to found the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph \u2014 the first order of religious women in the U.S. She founded several schools, including the first free U.S. Catholic school. Today, she is considered the founder of the U.S. Catholic school system. <\/p>\n

Her feast day is Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

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Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774\u20131821), the first native-born United States citizen to be canonized, circa 1810s. Credit: Everett Collection\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. St. John Neumann, 1811\u20131860<\/h2>\n

St. John Neumann is the first male U.S. citizen to become a saint. Originally from Bohemia \u2014known today as the Czech Republic \u2014 he traveled to New York City to be ordained a priest. At the time, he was one of only 36 priests serving 200,000 Catholics in the New York area. He joined the Redemptorists at age 29 and became the first member to profess vows in the U.S. Neumann served as a missionary and, later, as the fourth bishop of Philadelphia. He founded the first diocesan Catholic school system in the United States, which grew from two to 100 under his care. He was canonized in 1977.<\/p>\n

His feast day is Jan. 5.<\/p>\n

3. St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656\u20131680<\/h2>\n

St. Kateria Tekakwitha, also known as the \u201cLily of the Mohawks,\u201d became the first Native American saint in 2012. She was raised in Auriesville, New York, by her uncle, a Mohawk chief, after her parents died from a smallpox epidemic. After encountering Jesuit priests in her village, she converted to Catholicism at 19. Her relatives and the village attempted to punish her for her beliefs. She later ran away to Montreal, where she could practice her faith and live out her life as a consecrated virgin.<\/p>\n

Her feast day is July 14.<\/p>\n

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Statue of St. Kateri Tekakwitha with lily. Credit: P. Marchetti\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. St. Katharine Drexel, 1858\u20131955<\/h2>\n

A Philadelphia heiress raised by devout parents who opened their home to the poor, St. Katharine Drexel dedicated her wealth and her life to serving Native Americans and African Americans. She founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People. Her work included starting schools in 13 states for African Americans as well as 40 mission centers and 23 rural schools. She also established 50 missions for Native Americans. Together with her order, she founded New Orleans\u2019 Xavier University, the only historically Black U.S. Catholic college. She was canonized a saint in 2000.<\/p>\n

Her feast day is March 3.<\/p>\n

5. St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, 1769\u20131852<\/h2>\n

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne served as a missionary to Native Americans. Born in France, she joined the Visitation nuns at 19 before being forced to leave during the French Revolution. Ten years later, she joined the Society of the Sacred Heart. She came to America in 1818, when she traveled to the Louisiana Territory to minister to Native Americans. She later started the first free school for girls west of the Mississippi River and the first Catholic school for Native Americans. She was declared a saint in 1988.<\/p>\n

Her feast day is Nov. 18.<\/p>\n

6. St. Isaac Jogues, 1607\u20131646<\/h2>\n

A Jesuit priest from France, Jogues served as a missionary to the Native peoples in \u201cNew France\u201d and became one of the North American martyrs. When he and his companions traveled to Iroquois country in 1641, they were tortured and imprisoned by the Mohawks. He survived and even baptized some of the Native Americans before he escaped back to France. He felt called to return, even though he knew he might not survive a second time. He was killed with a tomahawk in Auriesville, New York. He was canonized a saint in 1930.<\/p>\n

His feast day is Oct. 19.<\/p>\n

7. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850\u20131917<\/h2>\n

A missionary from Italy, St. Frances Cabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. When she first traveled to New York City, she discovered that the house she had planned to turn into an orphanage was unavailable. When the archbishop advised her to return to Italy, she refused. Instead, she founded orphanages, hospitals, convents, and schools, many of which served Italian immigrants. She became the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint in 1946.<\/p>\n

Her feast day is Nov. 13.<\/p>\n

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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Credit: Public domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8. St. Th\u00e9odore Gu\u00e9rin, 1798\u20131856<\/h2>\n

A missionary from France, St. Th\u00e9odore <\/strong>Gu\u00e9rin founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. At 25, she first joined the Sisters of Providence of Ruill\u00e9-sur-Loir before leading a group of sisters to Indiana in 1840. There, she opened a convent and the first girls\u2019 boarding school in that state. Even as her health failed her, she continued to open schools throughout Indiana and Illinois while facing anti-Catholic sentiment. She was canonized a saint in 2006.<\/p>\n

Her feast day is Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

9. St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, 1840\u20131889<\/h2>\n

Originally from Belgium, St. Damien de Veuster dedicated his life as a missionary to those with leprosy in Molokai, Hawaii. At 19, he joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He then volunteered to serve those with leprosy who were quarantined on the island of Molokai. He spent his time building schools, churches, and hospitals. After contracting and dying from leprosy himself, he was declared a saint in 2009.<\/p>\n

His feast day is May 10.<\/p>\n

10. St. Marianne Cope, 1838\u20131918<\/h2>\n

Born in Germany, St. Marianne Cope joined the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Syracuse, New York, before serving multiple times as the novice mistress of her congregation and the superior of St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital. She later offered to go to Hawaii to serve those with leprosy. The Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse, led by Cope, joined St. Damien in Molokai. A former teacher and principal, Cope focused on education. She also brought joy and inspired the women there by gifting them with bright scarves and dresses. She was canonized a saint in 2012.<\/p>\n

Her feast day is Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

11. St. Jun\u00edpero Serra, 1713\u20131784<\/h2>\n

St. Jun\u00edpero Serra served as the founder of the Spanish missions in California. Originally from Spain, he joined the Franciscans before becoming a missionary. He served those in Mexico before going to California, where he founded nine of the 21 Spanish missions and taught the Native Americans various trades. He became the first saint canonized on U.S. soil in 2015.<\/p>\n

His feast day is July 1.<\/p>\n

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St. Jun\u00edpero Serra. Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This article was first published on July 2, 2022, and has been updated.<\/em> <\/p>\n

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