Tekakwitha, Kateri
TEKAKWITHA, KATERI (c. 1656–1680), native American convert to Christianity. Tekakwitha was born in the Iroquoian town of Gandahouhague, near present-day Fonda, New York. Her ...
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Tekakwitha, Catherine (Kateri)
1656
Ossernenon (Auriesville), New York
1680
Kanawake, Quebec
Mohawk Catholic nun and candidate for sainthood
Catherine (Kateri) Tekakwitha was the first Native American...
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Kateri Tekakwitha (1656--1680) is the first Native American to be venerated by the Roman Catholic church. As a Christian convert, in an Iroquois community that possessed a longstanding hostility to al...
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Tekakwitha, Kateri
Tekakwitha, Catherine (Kateri)
Kateri Tekakwitha