Catherine Spalding

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Mother Catherine Spalding (December 23, 1793 Charles County, Maryland - March 20, 1858) was an influential American Roman Catholic nun. In 1813, Spalding was elected superior of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky. Under her leadership, they established many schools and hospitals in Kentucky, including the Nazareth Academy (1814), St. Vincent's Academy (1820), St. Catherine's Academy - Lexington (1823), Presentation Academy (1831), St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum (1832), St. Joseph's Hospital (1836), and the School of St. Frances at Owensboro (1850). Spalding University in Louisville is named after her.

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