Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint, died on April 17, 1680, at the age of 24. She suffered from a variety of health issues, including smallpox, which had left her with lasting scars and weakened health. Kateri's dedication to her faith and her life of prayer and penance contributed to her early death. She is remembered for her unwavering commitment to her beliefs and her role as a bridge between Native American and Christian cultures.
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Her bones rest in a sealed marble tomb at the St. Francis-Xavier Mission in Kahnawake, Quebec.
Two of the best known are Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Kateri Tekawitha, both of who have been beatified.
Both Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Kateri Tekawitha are patron saints of environmentalists and the environment. Both held God's creation to be something everyone should become stewards of.
April 17 1680
Kateri (Catherine) was born either at the Mohawk village of Gandaouagué in northern New York state, or at Ossernenon (perhaps the same settlement as Caughnawaga, the ancient Mohawk capital) in about 1656. Her father was a Mohawk chief, her mother an Algonquin woman. Mohawk settlements not only relocated periodically, but some were given the same name as others; some also had alternate names, making the exact identification very difficult.
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Kateri Tekakwitha's mother's name was Tagaskouita.
Daniel Boone - 1964 Tekawitha McLeod - 1.2 was released on: USA: 1 October 1964
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Daniel Boone - 1964 Tekawitha McLeod 1-2 was released on: USA: 1 October 1964