Frances Xavier Cabrini
Date of birth: July 15, 1850
In 1880, near Lodi, Italy, she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which did charity work for the poor.
In 1889, Pope Leo XIII sent her to the United States, where she offered assistance to Italian-American immigrants.
She died on December 22, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois
and was declared a saint by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
In 1889, Pope Leo XIII sent her to the United States, where she offered assistance to Italian-American immigrants.
and was declared a saint by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
Best Known For:
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini founded the
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and helped Italian-American immigrants.
She was canonized in 1946.
NAME: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy
BIRTH DATE: July 15, 1850DEATH DATE: December 22, 1917
PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois
AKA: Mother Cabrini
OCCUPATION: Nun, Saint
