Catherine Tekakwitha
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17th-century Christian saint
Algonquin person
Catholic saint
Mohawk person
Native American woman
convert to Roman Catholicism
human
Catherine Tekakwitha, also known as Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, was a 17th-century Mohawk-Algonquin woman who converted to Christianity and became the first Native American canonized as a Catholic saint.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century Christian saint
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Algonquin person ⓘ Catholic saint ⓘ Mohawk person ⓘ Native American woman ⓘ convert to Roman Catholicism ⓘ human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 24 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kateri Tekakwitha
NERFINISHED
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Lily of the Mohawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Kateri Tekakwitha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jesuit missions in New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Auriesville, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kahnawake, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baptismDate | 1676-04-18 ⓘ |
| baptizedBy | Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Pius XII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Tekakwitha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kahnawake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Benedict XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBeatification | 1980-06-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1656 ⓘ |
| dateOfCanonization | 2012-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1680-04-17 ⓘ |
| devotion |
Eucharistic adoration
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chastity ⓘ penance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Algonquin
NERFINISHED
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Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mohawk chief ⓘ |
| feastDay |
April 17
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July 14 ⓘ |
| feastDayNote |
April 17 in Canada
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July 14 in the United States ⓘ |
| givenName | Kateri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Fonda, New York
NERFINISHED
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Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Kahnawake, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
Native dress
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cross ⓘ lily ⓘ |
| influenced | Native American Catholic communities ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship |
French
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Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Algonquin Christian woman ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | first Native American canonized as a Catholic saint ⓘ |
| patronage |
Indigenous peoples of North America
NERFINISHED
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Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ care for creation ⓘ ecology ⓘ environment ⓘ people in exile ⓘ |
| placeOfBeatification | St. Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ossernenon
NERFINISHED
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near present-day Auriesville, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfCanonization | St. Peter's Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kahnawake
NERFINISHED
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St. Francis Xavier Mission, Kahnawake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousName | Kateri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| tookVowOfChastity | 1679 ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
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