Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

[Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha'
Also known as

  • Catherine Tekakwitha
  • Lily of the Mohawks
  • Tegakouita
  • Tegakwitha

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Daughter of a Christian Algonquin woman captured by Iroquois and married to a non-Christian Mohawk chief. Orphaned during a smallpox epidemic, which left her with a scarred face and impaired eyesight. Converted and baptized in 1676 by Father Jacques de Lamberville, a Jesuit missionary. Shunned and abused by relatives for her faith. Escaped through 200 miles of wilderness to the Christian Native American village of Sault-Sainte-Marie. Took a vow of chastity in 1679. Known for spirituality and austere lifestyle. Miracle worker. Her grave became a pilgrimage site and place of miracles for Christian Native Americans and French colonists. First Native American proposed for canonization, her cause was started in 1884 under Pope Leo XIII. The Tekakwitha Conference, an international association of Native American Catholics and those in ministry with them, was named for her.

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  • pending; if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Kateri, contact
       Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha League
       136 Shrine Road
       Auriesville, NY 12016, USA
          - or -
       Centre Kateri
       C.P. 70
       Kahnawake, Quebec, J0L 1B0, CANADA

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Category: Beatified by Pope John Paul II, Beatified in 1980, Born in 1656, Died in 1680, Emblem: Lily, Name: Catherine, Name: Kateri, Name: Lily, Name: Tegakouita, Name: Tegakwitha, Saints Beati and Venerables, Saints who were Converts, Saints who were Lifelong Lay People, Saints who were Martyrs, Venerated in 1943  |  Trackback