If you read her life and the hardships that Kateri endured, you will see the reason why so many people feel she should be canonized. I have placed a link below of a short biography of Blessed Kateri. You really need to obtain a copy of a complete biography to really understand the life of this beautiful young Indian maiden.
Update:
Kateri was canonized in October of 2012.
Kateri Tekakwitha is considered for sainthood because of her strong faith, dedication to Christianity despite adversity, and commitment to helping others. She is seen as a role model of spiritual strength and perseverance for many people.
The feast of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is celebrated on July 14.
Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in what is today the state of New York.
Saint Kateri is the patron of:ecologistsecologyenvironmentenvironmentalismenvironmentalistsexilesloss of parentspeople ridiculed for their piety
Her symbol is a a lily.
No. It is the lily.
Kateri Tekakwitha was half Mohawk and half Algonquin. She has not yet been canonized but is known as Blessed Kateri.
Blessed Kateri TekakwithaBlessed Kateri Tekakwitha is not yet a saint. However, she is in the final stage of canonization. Her father was Mohawk and her mother Algonguin.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in present-day New York. She was a 17th-century Mohawk-Algonquin woman, who converted to Christianity and is now recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Kateri Tekakwitha was a virgin and never married. Priests and monks, likewise, do not marry.
Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha are the patron saints of ecology and the environment.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha - Her father was from the Mohawk tribe but her mother was Algonquin.
Kateri Tekakwitha was half Mohawk and half Algonquin.