Immigrant Teacher Tapestries
Description: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini AKA Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Catholic religious sister and saint. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious institute that was a major support to her fellow Italian immigrants to the United States. Cabrini was naturalized as a United States citizen in 1909. She was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church.
Description: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini AKA Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Catholic religious sister and saint. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious institute that was a major support to her fellow Italian immigrants to the United States. Cabrini was naturalized as a United States citizen in 1909. She was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church.
