The Daily Question
Who was the first person, born in the United States, to be canonized?
1. St. Junípero Serra
2. St. John Nepomuk Neumann
3. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
4. St. Francesca Saverio Cabrini
Your answer was: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
You are correct!!
Answer: Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Ann Seton on September 14, 1975. She was born in 1774 in New York City. Thus Elizabeth Ann Seton is the first person, born in the United States, who became canonized.
Reference
• Michael Lamothe
The 1975 Holy Year: Eyewitness to a Beatification & Canonization Vatican Notes Volume: 68 Issue: 383 Year 2020 Page: 42-43