In 1946, Francesca Cabrini was canonized as the first saint of the United States. This new Vision book for 9 - 15 year olds tells the exciting story of this missionary from Italy who came to America to spread the Faith.
She founded a new order nuns, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, to teach the Faith and work with the poor in our country. She was a tireless missionary who crossed the ocean 37 times to expand her order across the world to France, England, Spain; in Central and South America; in the United States from coast to coast including New York, New Orleans, Denver, Seattle (where she took the oath of U.S. citizenship) and Chicago, where she died in 1917, a saint of our time. Illustrated in B&W Grade 3 and Up. 165 pages. Sewn Softcover. ISBN: 9780898705997