Blessed Kateri

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Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (+1680)
Called the Lily of the Mohawks, & the first person born in North America to be beatified, Kateri was born to a Mohawk chief & a Christian Algonquin Indian mother. Her refusal to marry, along with her full embracing of the Catholic Faith by way of French missionary priests, ensured rejection by her people & condemned her to a life of poverty, but also set her on the path to holiness. Embracing a life of prayer, self-denial, penance, & service to others, she devoted herself to her one true love, Jesus.