Catherine Spalding, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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elected leader of six women forming a new religious community, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1793
Place of Birth: Charles County, Maryland, United States
Date of Death: 20-Mar-1858
Profession: nun
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Catherine Spalding
- Catherine Spalding (December 23, 1793 – March 20, 1858), in 1813, aged nineteen, was elected leader of six women forming a new religious community, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, at a time when no education for girls, private health care, or organized social services existed on the Kentucky frontier.
- On January 6, 2003, the Louisville Courier-Journal named her the one woman among sixteen "most influential people in Louisville/Jefferson County history."
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