St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine - missionary tomb and memorial

The St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine in Washington Heights houses the remains of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and commemorates her missionary work on behalf of Italian immigrants in New York City. Mother Cabrini founded and supported schools, orphanages, and hospitals for immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the shrine is a site of pilgrimage maintained by the Archdiocese of New York. The shrine preserves artifacts and devotional displays related to her life and work.