Canonization of Mother Cabrini (1946, HD)

POPE CANONIZES MOTHER CABRINI! At St. Peter's in Rome, piety and miracles of first American elevated to Sainthood is confirmed in solemn ceremonies, while, at the Cabrini shrine in New York, Cardinal Spellman officiates at Mass celebrating canonization of gentle woman whose great works are proclaimed to all the world.

No sound. Dated 1946 Jul 11.

Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC (Italian: Francesca Saverio Cabrini (birth name), July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917), also known as Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American, Roman Catholic, religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious institute that was a major support to her fellow Italian immigrants in the United States. Her congregation provided education, health care, and other services to the poor.

Mother Cabrini became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1909. On July 7, 1946, Mother Cabrini became the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church.