Why pilgrims come
Discover what makes Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at Our Lady of the Rosary a place of pilgrimage
The Lower Manhattan shrine beside the surviving house connected with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized.
The Seton Shrine lets pilgrims meet the first native-born American saint as a New Yorker: wife, mother, widow, convert, and founder. Pair it with St. Peter’s Church, where she entered the Catholic Church.
The sacred connection
People and objects remembered here
These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
A New York home
Remember Seton’s family life, loss, and spiritual search in the city where she was born.
Road to Catholicism
Connect the shrine with St. Peter’s Church and her reception into the Church.
From Manhattan to mission
Follow the beginnings of a vocation that transformed American Catholic education and religious life.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.