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Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced [ˈɡaderi deɡaˈɡwita] in Mohawk), given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine ("Kateri" in Mohawk), and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680), is a Mohawk/Algonquin Catholic saint and virgin.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Church (LaGrangeville, New York) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Lagrangeville, Dutchess County, under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It was established as a mission of St. Columba in Hopewell Junction in 1998 before being elevated to parish status in 2002. The church was built ...
North American Martyrs and St. Kateri Tekakwitha The National Shrine of the North American Martyrs , also known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs , is a Roman Catholic shrine in Auriesville, New York dedicated to the three Jesuit missionaries who were martyred at the Mohawk Indian village of Ossernenon in 1642 and 1646.
Kateri Tekakwitha: c. 1656 in Ossernenon near Auriesville, New York, United States 17 April 1680 in Kahnawake, Québec, Canada Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of Montréal Montréal: Heroic Virtues
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha – The statue of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is dedicated to Charles D. Brophy, the founder of the Shrine and Parish. It is located in the outdoor sanctuary, looking back towards the Cross.
It is on the grounds of the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine & Historic Site, a ministry dedicated to Kateri Tekakwitha, who was canonized in 2012 as the first Native North American saint in the Roman Catholic Church. [2] Nearby on the Shrine grounds is the Mohawk-Caughnawaga Museum, which includes artifacts found at the dig site.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Elementary School (formerly known as Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha School) St. Leonard School; St. Luke School (Barrhaven) St. Luke Elementary School (Hawthorne Meadows) St. Marguerite d'Youville School; St. Martin De Porres School; St. Mary School School; St. Michael School (Vanier) St. Michael School (Corkery) St. Michael ...
Two weeks after Tekakwitha's passing, Cholenec wrote a letter describing Tekakwitha's many virtues and pious nature. [5] Cholenec also wrote multiple biographies (or more accurately, hagiographies) regarding Tekakwitha. [5] Father Cholenec completed an account of her life in 1696. It was published in the Lettres édifiantes (1781) and (1839). [3]