Kateri Tekakwitha
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Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha
Portrait of Catherine Tekawitha, c. 1690, by Father Chauchetière
Sculpture of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Statue of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha by Joseph-Émile Brunet at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, near Quebec City
Statue of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha by Cynthia Hitschler at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Auriesville, New York
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Auriesville is a hamlet in the northern part of New York State, 41 miles west of Albany, the state capital. It was the site of Ossernenon, a Mohawk village where French Jesuits established a mission.
Kateri Tekakwitha
…Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Portrait of Catherine Tekawitha, c. 1690, by Father Chauchetière Virgin Born 1656 Ossernenon, New Netherland (New York, United States) Baptized 18 April 1676 Died 17 April 1680 (aged 24) Kahnawake (near Montreal), Canada, New France Venerated…
The National Shrine of the North American Martyrs at Auriesville, New York; the Mohawk River is in the foreground.