Birthdate: August 28, 1774

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: January 4, 1821

Born to a physician, Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American to be canonized by the Catholic Church, helped establish the first charity in New York. Part of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, she pioneered the Catholic schooling system, establishing the first Catholic girls’ school in the U.S.