Named for Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. the institute continues the work of its namesake. Mother Cabrini High School and Cabrini Medical Center in New York City are only two examples of the good work of the institute. Born in Italy in 1850 and having come to the United States in 1889. the nun displayed vision. compassion. hope. and courage in her efforts on behalf of immigrants. orphans. the sick. and destitute. In 1946 she became -the first U.S. citizen to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. In 1950. Pope Pius XII recognized her unselfish pioneering work and named her the patron saint of immigrants. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini died in 1917. She left us a legacy of which we can be proud and from which we can learn a great deal.
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