Mother Seton And The Sisters Of Charity Summary

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Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity, by Alma Power-Waters, is an excellent story about the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton. Elizabeth, as a young woman, was wealthy, popular, and well-liked, however, she was not a Catholic. Soon after the death of Elizabeth’s husband, William, Elizabeth attended Catholic Mass with old family friends, and was shortly converted to the Catholic Faith. After becoming a Catholic, Elizabeth became a teacher to earn a living, and later became a nun. This is how Elizabeth Ann Seton became Mother Seton, and started an order of sisters, the Sisters of Charity. As a young woman, Elizabeth was wealthy, popular, and well-liked, however, she was not a Catholic. Since

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