Saint Katharine Drexel:
Philadelphian, Philanthropist, Sister, Saint
“Please do not say that some great sorrow drove me into the convent. That’s nonsense. I am, and have always been, one of the happiest women in the world.“
Saint Katharine Drexel: The Holy Heiress
On Saturday, March 23, 2019, 6abc aired a documentary on the life of Saint Katharine Drexel and the translation of her tomb to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
The Life of Saint Katharine Drexel
Browse the blocks below to learn more about St.Katharine.
Sources for further Learning
Archives
Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Address: 6740 Roosevelt Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19149
Phone: 215-904-8149
Website: http://www.chrc-phila.org/
Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel
in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
DrexelShrine@archphila.org
Shrine Hours
Sunday from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Monday – Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Perpetual Novena to Saint Katharine Drexel
Each Thursday following the 7:15 AM and 12:05 PM Masses
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
4 Neshaminy Interplex Drive Suite 205
Trevose, PA 19053
215-244-8174
https://www.katharinedrexel.org