Memorial
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
- Feast day
- July 14
- Patron of
- ecology and Native Americans
- Origin
- Mohawk-Algonquin
Life
Kateri Tekakwitha was the first Native American to be canonized. Despite persecution from her tribe for her conversion, she lived a life of remarkable prayer, penance, and charity.
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