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).
Legacy
Spalding University in Louisville is named after her.
References
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica Mother Catherine Spalding
- ^ Sisters of Charity of Nazareth History of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
