NEWS: First U.S. Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe Was Likely Owned by Mother Seton, Experts Say - Seton Shrine

NEWS: First U.S. Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe Was Likely Owned by Mother Seton, Experts Say

The National Catholic Register covers Mother Seton’s Our Lady of Guadalupe painting

By Andrew Fowler

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is known for many firsts – she’s the first “homegrown” American saint; she started the first congregation of women religious founded in the United States; and as almost every U.S. Catholic knows, she was a pioneer in Catholic education.

Now, one more “first” can be added to the list: She was likely the first person to display an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the U.S.

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