Katharine Drexel
American religious sister and educator
Katharine Drexel, SBS was an American Catholic religious sister, and educator. In 1891, she founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, a religious congregation serving Black and Indigenous Americans. Wikipedia
Born: November 26, 1858, Philadelphia, PA
Died: March 3, 1955 (age 96 years), Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania
Place of burial: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, PA
Parents: Francis Anthony Drexel and Hannah Langstroth
Siblings: Louise Drexel and Elizabeth Drexel
Canonized: October 1, 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Feast: March 3
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