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Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton

[Rectory of the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 7 State Street.]

Originally the James Watson house. Attributed to John McComb, Jr.

IMAGE DATE1976
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Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (left), ca. 1976.

Seton, born in 1774 in Lower Manhattan, was the first native-born American citizen to achieve Sainthood. The shrine is built on the site of the former Seton home, while the James Watson House (right), now serves as its rectory.

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