April 17 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. catholiconline on March 21, 2016. Also known as Catherine Tekakwitha Lily of the Mohawks Tegakouita Tegakwitha Memorial 17 April 14 July (United States) 25 March on …More
April 17 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha.
catholiconline on March 21, 2016. Also known as
Catherine Tekakwitha Lily of the Mohawks Tegakouita Tegakwitha
Memorial
17 April
14 July (United States)
25 March on some calendars
Profile 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 …More
catholiconline on March 21, 2016. Also known as
Catherine Tekakwitha Lily of the Mohawks Tegakouita Tegakwitha
Memorial
17 April
14 July (United States)
25 March on some calendars
Profile 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 …More
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Ambrose of Massa
Anicetus, Pope
Arnoald of Metz
Donnan of Eigg
Elias of Córdoba
Fortunatus of North Africa
Gervinus of Aldenberg
Henry Heath
Hermogenes of Melitene
Innocent of Tortona
Isidore of Córdoba
James of Cerqueto
Kateri Tekakwitha
Landericus of Soignies
Marcian of North Africa
Mariana of Jesus
Pantagathus of Vienne
Paulus of Córdoba
Peter of Antioch
Peter of Melitene
Robert of Chaise Dieu
Usthazade
Villicus of Metz
Wando of Fontenelle
—
Acacius of Militene
Chiara Gambacorta
catholicsaints.info/17-april/