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July 14 · Memorial · White

St Kateri Tekakwitha

(1656–1680) 'Lily of the Mohawks.' Mohawk-Algonquin convert in colonial New York, scarred by smallpox. She fled to a Jesuit mission in Quebec, where her brief life of prayer and penance ended at twenty-four.

When is the feast of St Kateri Tekakwitha?

The feast is celebrated on July 14 each year, kept as a memorial in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.