FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

The Seton Legacy Garden to honor the bicentennial of the foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The garden is planned as beautiful pathways that extend behind Saint Elizabeth Ann’s first permanent home in Saint Joseph’s Valley.

Sister of Charity Regina Bechtle has written “An American Daughter,” Elizabeth Seton and the American church,   in the current (Sept. 1) issue of America, and accessible online at www.americamagazine.org - click on “Current Issue” and scroll down. She also taped an interview about Elizabeth Seton today which is online at the magazine’s website and downloadable [...]

September is one of the busier months in the Vincentian Family Calendar. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has background on these events.
2 - Bl. Louis-Joseph François,  Jean-Henri Gruyer and Pierre-René Rogue, Priests and Martyrs,
7 - Frank Duff founds the Legion of Mary -1921
8 - Death of Frederic Ozanam - 1853
9 - Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam
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Elizabeth Ann Seton’s 234th birthday will be celebrated at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg  with a Mass followed by birthday events including visits to the Stone House, where she first lived and the White House in which she opened the first free school for girls in the United States on [...]