Saint Catherine Tekakwitha

Born Near Auriesville, New York

Jan 1, 1656

Descendant from the Mohawk tribe

Became an Orphan

Jan 1, 1660

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

Jan 1, 1676

Saint Kateri left her village

Jul 1, 1677

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

Dec 25, 1677

Saint Kateri made a vow of perpetual virginity

Mar 25, 1679

Death

Apr 17, 1680

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

Jan 1, 1980

Canonized By Pope Benedict XVI

Oct 21, 2012