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Who was the first person, born in the United States, to be canonized?

   St. Junípero Serra
   St. John Nepomuk Neumann
   St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
   St. Francesca Saverio Cabrini

Your answer was: St. Junípero Serra.


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

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