ST. MOTHER CABRINI

ST. MOTHER CABRINI EARLY LIFE

• Born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy, Frances Cabrini was born two months premature on July 16, 1850
• Tenth of eleven children, and only one of the four to live past adolescence.
• Family was very poor but had a very strong catholic faith.

ST. MOTHER CABRINI'S MISSION

• Traveling the world, Frances ended up in New York in 1889
• She lived in an Italian ghetto, and did not know any English when arriving to the United States
• Opened schools, orphanages, convents, and hospitals for those who suffer from poverty.
• Her feast day is November 13.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGS

• St. Mother Cabrini fought for justice of the lessee fortunate
• Pushing for the rights those who were suffering from poverty
• She was called to the community to serve others

ST. MOTHER CABRINI'S PASSING

• Died on December 22, 1917.
• Canonized on November 13 in 1938, making this her feast day.

WORKS CITED

• http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/mccabe.html#early
• http://www.mothercabrini.com/legacy/life1.asp