Kateri Tekakwitha
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Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine, and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks, is a Catholic saint and virgin who was a Mohawk. Born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, in present-day New York State, she... Wikipedia
Born: 1656, Auriesville, NY
Died: April 17, 1680 (age 24 years), Kahnawake, Canada
Place of burial: St. Francis Xavier Mission Catholic Church, Kahnawake, Canada
Parents: Kenneronkwa Tekakwitha and Tagaskouita Tekakwitha
Baptized: 18 April 1676
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