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Born Near Auriesville, New York
Descendant from the Mohawk tribe -
Became an Orphan
At the age of Four she became an orphan due to her family dying to smallpox
Adopted by her uncle and auntie.
She converted when she was a teenager -
Baptized at the age of 20
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Saint Kateri left her village
Saint Kateri left her village and traveled more than 200 miles through woods and rivers to the Catholic mission of St. Francis Xavier at Sault Saint-Louis, near Montreal -
First Communion
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Saint Kateri made a vow of perpetual virginity
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Death
She is known as the "Lily of the Mohawks"
St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be declared a Saint
At the age of Four she became an orphan due to her family dying to smallpox
Patron of the environment and ecology -
Beatified By Pope John Paul II at St.Peter’s Basilica
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Canonized By Pope Benedict XVI