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Katherine DrexelKatharine Drexel (November 26, 1858 - March 3, 1955) was a Catholic Saint She was the daughter of Philadelphia banker Anthony Joseph Drexel I (1826-1893) and his first wife, Hannah Jane Langstroth. On 12 February 1891, Katharine founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People. From the age of 33 until her death in 1955, she dedicated her life and a fortune of 20 million dollars to this work. In 1894, Mother Drexel took part in opening the first mission school for Indians, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Other schools quickly followed - for Native Americans west of the Mississippi River, and for the blacks in the southern part of the United States. In 1915 she also founded Xavier University in New Orleans. At her death in 1955 there were more than 500 Sisters teaching in 63 schools throughout the country. Katharine was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 20, 1988. External links *Findagrave: Katherine Drexel
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