Kateri Tekakwitha

Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine, and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks, is a Mohawk/Algonquin Catholic saint and virgin. Born in the Mohawk village... Wikipedia

• Died:  17 April 1680 (aged 24), Kahnawake (near Montreal), Canada, New France
• Beatified:  22 June 1980, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
• Canonized:  21 October 2012, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI
• Feast:  17 April, 14 July (United States)
• Attributes:  Lily, Turtle, Rosary
• Patronage:  environment, ecology
• Controversy:  Pressure to marry against will, shunned for her Catholic beliefs
• Age at death:  24 years
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo