Back كاثرين دريكسل Arabic كاثرين دريكسل ARZ Katharine Drexel Catalan Katharine Drexel Czech Katharine Maria Drexel German Katharine Drexel Spanish کاترین درکسل Persian Catherine Drexel French Katharine Drexel Irish Katharine Drexel ID
St. Katharine Drexel | |
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| Virgin | |
| Born | November 26, 1858 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1955 (aged 96) Bensalem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | November 20, 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | October 1, 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, U.S. |
| Feast | March 3 |
Katharine Drexel, SBS (born Catherine Mary Drexel; November 26, 1858 – March 3, 1955) 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.
Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000, Drexel was the second person born in the United States to be declared a saint and the first who was born a U.S. citizen.