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'''Saint Kateri Tekakwitha''' (1656 AD – 1680 AD), the “Lily of the Mohawks,” was a Mohawk-Algonquin [[virgin]] and laywoman, the first Native American saint. Born in [[Ossernenon]], [[New York]], she converted to Catholicism, faced persecution, and lived ascetically in [[Kahnawake]], [[Quebec]]. Canonized in 2012 AD by [[Pope Benedict XVI]], she is venerated for her purity.<ref name="catholicsaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Kateri Tekakwitha |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-kateri-tekakwitha/ |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref> | '''Saint Kateri Tekakwitha''' (1656 AD – 1680 AD), the “Lily of the Mohawks,” was a Mohawk-Algonquin [[virgin]] and laywoman, the first Native American saint. Born in [[Ossernenon]], [[New York]], she converted to Catholicism, faced persecution, and lived ascetically in [[Kahnawake]], [[Quebec]]. Canonized in 2012 AD by [[Pope Benedict XVI]], she is venerated for her purity.<ref name="catholicsaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Kateri Tekakwitha |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-kateri-tekakwitha/ |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref> | ||