Kateri Tekakwitha

17th‑century Mohawk Catholic saint, first Indigenous saint of North America (1656–1680)
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Kateri Tekakwitha
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Kateri Tekakwitha

Summary

Kateri Tekakwitha is a human[1]. She was born in Montgomery County[2]. She was born on January 1, 1656[3]. She passed away in Kahnawake[4]. She died on April 17, 1680[5]. She worked as a religious sister[6]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,970 views/month, #6,539 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Kateri Tekakwitha was born in Montgomery County[2].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha passed away in Kahnawake[4].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha was born on January 1, 1656[3].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha died on April 17, 1680[5].
  • Burial took place at Caughnawaga Mission[8].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha is identified as part of the Mohawk ethnic group[10].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha is identified as part of the Algonquin people ethnic group[11].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha is identified as part of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas ethnic group[12].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's professions included religious sister[6].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha is recorded as female[14].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's Commons category is recorded as Kateri Tekakwitha[16].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's canonization status is recorded as saint[17].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's canonization status is recorded as Catholic saint[18].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's canonization status is recorded as blessed[19].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's family name is recorded as Tekakwitha[20].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's given name is recorded as Kateri[21].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's feast day is recorded as April 17[22].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's official website is recorded as http://www.kateritekakwitha.org[23].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[24].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's described by source is recorded as Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary[25].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's described by source is recorded as The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History[26].
  • Kateri Tekakwitha's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Mohawk[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Montgomery County[2], Kateri Tekakwitha… she was born on January 1, 1656[3]. Ethnic identities include Mohawk[10], an ethnic group[28]; Algonquin people[11], an ethnic group[29], in Canada[30]; and Indigenous peoples of the Americas[12], an ethnic group[31], in Canada[32].

Career and Affiliations

Kateri Tekakwitha's professions included religious sister[6].

Personal Life

Kateri Tekakwitha's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Kateri Tekakwitha died on April 17, 1680[5]. She died in Kahnawake[4]. She is buried at Caughnawaga Mission[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kateri Tekakwitha include Sainte-Catherine[33], a city or town of Quebec[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1937[36].

Why It Matters

Kateri Tekakwitha ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,970 views/month, #6,539 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for her include Sainte-Catherine[33], a city or town of Quebec[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1937[36].

FAQs

Where was Kateri Tekakwitha born?

Born in Montgomery County[2], Kateri Tekakwitha…

Where did Kateri Tekakwitha die?

Kateri Tekakwitha died in Kahnawake[4].

What did Kateri Tekakwitha do for work?

Kateri Tekakwitha worked as religious sister[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → s/santa-kateri-tekakwitha
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  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 184349, 187009
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14611]]: 187009, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296698187|Kateri Tekakwita (#296698187)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8134|Pontifical Urba"
  3. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 184349, 187009
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  4. 12w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 755807, 564438
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  5. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 393679
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  6. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 755807, 564438
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  7. 15w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 755807, 564438
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  8. 15w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 755807, 564438
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  9. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 755807, 564438
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  10. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.kateritekakwitha.org
    Wikidata description → 17th‑century Mohawk Catholic saint, first Indigenous saint of North America (165
    Aliases → —
    Occupation → religious sister
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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