Catherine Spalding

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Mother Catherine Spalding (b. December 23, 1793, Charles County, Maryland - d. March 20, 1858) was an influential American Roman Catholic nun.[1]

In 1813, Spalding was elected as first superior of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth congregation in Kentucky. [2]

Under her leadership, schools and hospitals in Kentucky were founded, including 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 St. Francis' School at Owensboro (1850).

[edit] Legacy

Spalding University in Louisville is named after her.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica Mother Catherine Spalding
  2. ^ Sisters of Charity of Nazareth History of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth