Leaving from New Haven, Connecticut, the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Route—the eastern arm of the Pilgrimage—began near the Atlantic coast, journey through our nation’s oldest diocese, and across the Appalachian Mountains.

The route was named after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint to be canonized by the Catholic Church. A lifelong protestant, the young mother was drawn to the Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. St. Elizabeth Ann opened the first free Catholic school for girls in America in 1810. Her work laid the foundation for what is now the parochial school system.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us!