Christian Saints

There are many Christian Saints in the world, too many to remember. The Saint I chose to post on Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, other names include Cathrine Tekaktwitha and Lily of the Mohawks, which was given to her because her symbol is the flower, and the clan she was born in was called the Mohawk.. She was born on April 17th, 1656 till she died in 1680, after confessing her vow to virginity when she was only 24. She started life in New France as a Iroquios Native American and an Aglonquin. She became a Roman Catholic at an early age and was exiled from her tribe. She is the first Native American woman to be held in respect and honor in a Roman Catholic Church, and she practiced something called the mortification of the flesh, which means that she induced pain on herself that imitates Jesus' pain. She is told to have slept on thorns and walk over rocks. She is the patron saint for environmentalists.