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Seton Painting #3
April 16, 2000 |
The Art Committee, chaired by Diane Samson Triche, deserves a great deal of credit for the four Seton Painting since they not only came up with the concept of having four painting to tell Elizabeth Seton's story, but also prepared detailed information to guide the artist in developing art concepts and images for the paintings. The following is the explanation of the third painting:
"Educator – Religious"
To support herself and her children, Elizabeth decided to teach. Rejected by the people of New York, she was invited to try again in Baltimore. With her sons studying at Georgetown, she took her daughters with her to Maryland where on September 8, 1803, she founded the first free Catholic school in the United States. Other women were attracted by Elizabeth's spirituality and joined her. With her ever-deepening devotion to the Lord, Elizabeth felt called to dedicate her life wholly to his work. The following year in June she and three others received the religious habit. The first years of the fledgling community were filled with sickness, cold and hardship. Things improved when the faithful group moved into the "white house", still standing in Emmitsburg. Elizabeth's eloquent writings still inspire us today.
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