07 Works, Today, July 14th, is St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s day, her story in art #195

St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born in 1656, in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon. Her mother was an Algonquin, who was captured by the Mohawks and who took a Mohawk chief for her husband. Tekakwitha is the name the girl was given by her Mohawk people…

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