How Did St Katherine Dreexel Contribute To Charity
Saint Katharine Drexel is the patron Saint of philanthropists, a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good cause (Simple definition of philanthropist). I chose her because her generosity is very rare to find and she was strongly dedicated to her faith by putting God and others before herself at all time. St Katherine Drexel grew up privileged, but she didn't let that get in the way of her faith she donated to charity, prayed daily, and attended church.
Saint Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858 (St. Katherine Drexel). Katherine´s birth was dangerous, it put both her and her mother at risk. As time went by she grew stronger as her mother grew weaker. Not long after …show more content…
Drexel used that fortune for good; she donated millions of dollars to charities focusing on African Americans. She focused on helping African Americans because she saw that they didn't get the same religious education as others. She believed that education is the key to social and economic improvement. Throughout her life, mother Drexel supported petitions to congress to improve governmental aid for Native Americans schools.
While on a tour of Europe Drexel met with Pope Leo XIII and asked him to send more missionaries to Wyoming for her friend Bishop James O’Connor. The Pope replied “Why don't you become a missionary?”(St. Katharine Drexel). The Pope's answer shocked her into considering new possibilities. After her tour of Europe she headed home and began her systematic aid to Indian missions. After three and a half months of training she and her band of nuns “the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored” opened a school in Santa Fe (St. Katherine Drexel). After the school opened up multiple foundations followed. By 1942 she had a system of African American Catholic schools in thirteen states, plus forty missions centers and twenty three rural schools (St. Katherine Drexel). After that segregationists harassed Drexel and her work, even burning down schools in Pennsylvania. She established a total of fifty missions for Indians in sixteen states (St. Katherine
Saint Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858 (St. Katherine Drexel). Katherine´s birth was dangerous, it put both her and her mother at risk. As time went by she grew stronger as her mother grew weaker. Not long after …show more content…
Drexel used that fortune for good; she donated millions of dollars to charities focusing on African Americans. She focused on helping African Americans because she saw that they didn't get the same religious education as others. She believed that education is the key to social and economic improvement. Throughout her life, mother Drexel supported petitions to congress to improve governmental aid for Native Americans schools.
While on a tour of Europe Drexel met with Pope Leo XIII and asked him to send more missionaries to Wyoming for her friend Bishop James O’Connor. The Pope replied “Why don't you become a missionary?”(St. Katharine Drexel). The Pope's answer shocked her into considering new possibilities. After her tour of Europe she headed home and began her systematic aid to Indian missions. After three and a half months of training she and her band of nuns “the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored” opened a school in Santa Fe (St. Katherine Drexel). After the school opened up multiple foundations followed. By 1942 she had a system of African American Catholic schools in thirteen states, plus forty missions centers and twenty three rural schools (St. Katherine Drexel). After that segregationists harassed Drexel and her work, even burning down schools in Pennsylvania. She established a total of fifty missions for Indians in sixteen states (St. Katherine