Saint Katharine DREXEL

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Priest, nun, rabbi, imam...

AmericanBorn Saint Katharine DREXEL

American heiress, philanthropist, religious sister, educator and foundress

Born on November 26, 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , United States

Died on March 3, 1955

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Katharine Drexel was born Catherine Marie Drexel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of investment banker Francis Anthony Drexel and Hannah Langstroth. Her family owned a considerable fortune, and her uncle Anthony Joseph Drexel was the founder of Drexel University in Philadelphia. Hannah died five weeks after her baby's birth. For two years Katharine and her sister, Elizabeth, were cared for by their aunt and uncle, Ellen and Anthony Drexel. When Francis married Emma Bouvier in 1860 he brought his two daughters home. A third daughter, Louise, was born in 1863. The girls were educated at home by tutors. They ...   Katharine Drexel was born Catherine Marie Drexel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of investment banker Francis Anthony Drexel and Hannah Langstroth. Her family owned a considerable fortune, and her uncle Anthony Joseph Drexel was the founder of Drexel University in Philadelphia. Hannah died five weeks after her baby's birth. For two years Katharine and her sister, Elizabeth, were cared for by their aunt and uncle, Ellen and Anthony Drexel. When Francis married Emma Bouvier in 1860 he brought his two daughters home. A third daughter, Louise, was born in 1863. The girls were educated at home by tutors. They had the added advantage of touring parts of the United States and Europe with their parents.



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