CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDED Available in Solid 14K Yellow or White Gold or in Sterling Silver Size Reference: 17mm is the size of a US dime 21mm is the size of a US nickel 24mm is the size of a US quarter Color Laser is a patent pending process color is guaranteed to last forever Color Medals can be worn in the pool shower etc. without affecting the image. We guarantee it. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (August 28 1774 January 4 1821) was the first native-born United States citizen to be canonized. On December 18 1959 Elizabeth was declared Venerable by the Sacred Congregation of the Catholic Church. She was beatified by Pope John XXIII on March 17 1963 and canonized by Pope Paul VI on September 14 1975 making her the first native-born United States citizen to be canonized. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is popularly considered a patron saint of Catholic schools. Her feast day is January 4. Her name appears on the front doors to St. Patricks Cathedral New York describing her as a Daughter of New York . Her legacy of charity lives on in her spiritual daughters who collaborate through the Sisters of Charity Federation. The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg Maryland is open to the public.