Jun 13, 1972
National Register of Historic Places - Mother Seton House
Statement of Significant: The Mother Seton House was the home of Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) the only American-born woman beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. She founded the religious order of the daughters of Charity while living in this house on North Paca Street in Baltimore. Elizabeth Seton became a convert of Roman Catholicism in 1805 after the death of her husband. Her friendship with James Carroll, Bishop of the Diocese of Baltimore, helped influence her decision. In February of 1801 Bishop Carroll arranged for her to meet Father William Dubourg, S.J., President of St. Mary's Seminary and St. Mary's College. Dubourg convinced Mrs. Seton to come to Baltimore and establish a school for girls at St. Mary's Seminary. On June 9, 1808, she moved into 'a new house' adjacent to the seminary. She lived in this house for one year and described it as a neat, delightful mansion. During that time, she took her religious vows in St. Mary's Seminary Chapel, which is now a National Register of Historic Places property. While in Baltimore she began gathering religious women around her: the nucleus of the order of the daughters of Charity. In mid-1809 Mrs. Seton and her small following abandoned her school in Baltimore. With a gift of $10,000 she established a school for girls in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. In 1880 Archbishop James Gibbons of Baltimore initiated the canonization proceedings and in 1963 Mother Elizabeth Seton was beatified. Canonization is to be expected. The Seton Hill area of Baltimore City which includes the Mother Seton House and St. Mary's Seminary was named after Mother Seton.
National Register of Historic Places - Mother Seton House
Statement of Significant: The Mother Seton House was the home of Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) the only American-born woman beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. She founded the religious order of the daughters of Charity while living in this house on North Paca Street in Baltimore. Elizabeth Seton became a convert of Roman Catholicism in 1805 after the death of her husband. Her friendship with James Carroll, Bishop of the Diocese of Baltimore, helped influence her decision. In February of 1801 Bishop Carroll arranged for her to meet Father William Dubourg, S.J., President of St. Mary's Seminary and St. Mary's College. Dubourg convinced Mrs. Seton to come to Baltimore and establish a school for girls at St. Mary's Seminary. On June 9, 1808, she moved into 'a new house' adjacent to the seminary. She lived in this house for one year and described it as a neat, delightful mansion. During that time, she took her religious vows in St. Mary's Seminary Chapel, which is now a National Register of Historic Places property. While in Baltimore she began gathering religious women around her: the nucleus of the order of the daughters of Charity. In mid-1809 Mrs. Seton and her small following abandoned her school in Baltimore. With a gift of $10,000 she established a school for girls in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. In 1880 Archbishop James Gibbons of Baltimore initiated the canonization proceedings and in 1963 Mother Elizabeth Seton was beatified. Canonization is to be expected. The Seton Hill area of Baltimore City which includes the Mother Seton House and St. Mary's Seminary was named after Mother Seton.
Jun 13, 1972
Posted Date
Aug 15, 2023
Historical Record Date
Jun 13, 1972
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
Source Website
St Mary`s Seminary, 600 North Paca St Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Oldest Roman Catholic seminary in U.S. Founded in 1791 by four French Supicians, the order that established the seminary concept in France in 1642.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
Source Website
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
