A TIME FOR MIRACLES (ABC-TVM 12/21/80) Kate Mulgrew, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Rossano Brazzi, John Forsythe, Lorne Greene, Jean LeClerc, Leonard Mann, Robin Clarke, William Prince, Dominic Chianese, George Murdock
Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic.
A charming woman with a distinguished upbringing. Elizabeth Bayley Seton (Kate Mulgrew) married into a wealthy family and birthed five beautiful children with her husband, William.
But when William lost his fortune and fell deathly ill, she lost her worldly possessions and turned to religion for support, converting to Catholicism.
Elizabeth again suffers terrible loss when two of her children die, but she goes on to found the American Sisters of Charity and the first American Catholic schools.
Despite being tested along the way she held fast to her beliefs and was dedicated to a life of generosity and kindness.
Seton died in 1826 and was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1975.
Also starring: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Rossano Brazzi, John Forsythe, Lorne Greene, Jean LeClerc, Leonard Mann, Robin Clarke, William Prince, Dominic Chianese, George Murdock