St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Patron Saint of Immigrants and Hospital Administration

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1880 and in 1889 came to the United States from Italy to serve other Italian immigrants. She founded 67 institutions throughout the United States that provided extensive social services to the poor and sick. Today, shrines and churches are dedicated to her throughout the United States, with major shrines in both Chicago and New York City. “Lord, you are the one who acts. I am not even an instrument in your hands, as others say. You alone are the one who does all, and I am nothing more than a spectator of the great and wonderful works that you know how to accomplish.” -St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Pilgrimage Sites in the United States

• Mother Cabrini Shrine — Golden, CO

• National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini — Chicago, IL

• St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Shrine, NYC — New York, NY