Upcoming biopic shines spotlight on saint shrine in New York

[Michie]

NEW YORK (OSV News) — St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in Upper Manhattan is a light-filled hilltop destination welcoming pilgrims drawn to both its serenity and the remarkable life of the holy immigrant woman it honors.

The New York shrine and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini are in the spotlight thanks to the March 8 theatrical release of “Cabrini,” a biographical feature film from Angel Studios which OSV News reviewer John Mulderig called a “riveting retrospective” of the patron saint of immigrants who “might just as easily be regarded as the patroness of the indomitable.”

Mother Cabrini​

Mother Cabrini, as the saint is commonly known, was born in rural northern Italy in 1850 and suffered from bouts of serious illness throughout her life. She taught and worked as the administrator of an orphanage, became a religious sister, and at age 30, founded a new order, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Mother Cabrini wanted to work in China, but Pope Leo XIII directed her instead to the United States. Mother Cabrini and six colleagues arrived in New York City to minister to Italian immigrants and orphans in 1889.

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Upcoming biopic shines spotlight on saint shrine in New York

The New York shrine and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini are in the spotlight thanks to the March 8 theatrical release of "Cabrini," a biographical feature film from Angel Studios which OSV News reviewer John Mulderig called a "riveting retrospective" of the patron saint of immigrants who "might just...

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