Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini

Founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was an Italian-American nun and missionary who dedicated her life to serving the poor and marginalized. Born in 1850 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy, she joined the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart at the age of 24. She worked tirelessly in Italy and later in the United States, establishing schools and hospitals for Italian immigrants. She was canonized as a saint in 1946 and is revered...