Character Relationship Map: A Time for Miracles

Characters

• Mother Elizabeth Bayley Seton (played by Kate Mulgrew) — protagonist

  Protagonist; a New York socialite who becomes a widow after her husband's death in Italy, converts to Catholicism, faces ostracism, and founds the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg before dying at 46.

• Father DuBois (played by Jean-Pierre Aumont) — supporting
• Fillipo Fillici (played by Rossano Brazzi) — supporting
• Father Bruté (played by Jean LeClerc) — supporting
• Postulator (played by John Forsythe) — supporting
• Bishop John Carroll (played by Lorne Greene) — supporting

  The first American Catholic bishop who shelters Elizabeth and her daughters in Baltimore, allowing her to open a school and establish her religious routine.

• Prefect (played by William Prince) — supporting
• Antonio Fillici (played by Leonard Mann) — supporting
• William Seton (played by Robin Clarke) — supporting

  Elizabeth's husband who runs a shipping business that goes bankrupt, leading to his death from consumption in Italy.

• Promoter (played by Dominic Chianese) — supporting
• Will (played by Timothy Patrick Murphy) — minor
• Amabilia Filicci (played by Ellen Barber) — minor
• Maria (played by Hoolihand Burke) — minor
• Anna (played by Chiara Peacock) — cameo
• Goldsmith (played by Fred Rolf) — cameo
• Foreman (played by Gregor Roy) — cameo
• The Farmer (played by Everett McGill) — cameo
• Veronica (played by Sherrie Wills) — cameo
• Rose White (played by Nan Mason) — cameo
• The Farmer's Wife (played by Penelope Allen) — cameo

Story Analysis

Chronicles the transformation of a wealthy widow into a founding religious leader through faith, loss, and perseverance.

Plot Progression

1. Prosperity and Tragedy
2. Faith and Exile
3. Vows and Migration
4. Legacy and Canonization