Cabrini was born in 1850 in Sant'Angelo, Italy and was one of thirteen children. She became a teacher after being educated by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. Although she tried to join the order, her frail health after contracting smallpox led the mother superior to refuse her admittance. Cabrini died in Chicago on December 22, 1917, a date that is now commemorated as her feast day.

1. How much do you know about Cabrini???

2. She was born on July 15, 1850, in the town of Sant’ Angelo.

3. She was one out of thirteen children in her family. Her father’s name was Agostino, and her mother’s name was Stella.

4. December 22, 1917, her death date, is also kept as her feast day.

5. She was educated by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart.

6. At the age of 18, she was certified as a teacher.

7. When she was 22 years old, she got smallpox. When she tried to go into the Daughter of the Scared Heart, Mother Giovanna refused because of her frail health.

8. She died in Chicago on December 22, 1917.