St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

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The Colorado Senate March 11 approved a measure to do away with the state’s observance of Columbus Day, a federal holiday, and instead create a day to honor St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron of immigrants.

Real-life episodes and more in turn-of-the-century Chicago are depicted in a book Celeste Raspanti published earlier this year based on her mother’s memories of Mother Cabrini.