July 14
Saints of the Day
 

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656-1680
Born in Auriesville, NY, USA, is the first person born in North America to be beatified, Lily of the Mohawks
 
    Daughter of a Christian lady and to a non-Christian Mohawk chief. Orphaned during a smallpox epidemic, which left her with a scarred face and impaired eyesight.
    Converted and baptized in 1676 by Father Jacques de Lamberville, a Jesuit missionary. Shunned and abused by relatives for her faith. Escaped through 200 miles of wilderness to the Christian Native American village of Sault-Sainte-Marie.
    Took a vow of chastity in 1679. Known for spirituality and austere lifestyle. Miracle worker. Her grave became a pilgrimage site and place of miracles for Christian Native Americans and French colonists. First Native American proposed for canonization, her cause was started in 1884 under Pope Leo XIII.
    The Tekakwitha Conference, an international association of Native American Catholics and those in ministry with them, was named for her.
Born 1656 at Osserneon (Auriesville), modern New York, USA
Died 17 April 1680 at Caughnawaga, Canada
Beatified 22 June 1980 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized pending; if you have information related to her cause, contact the Vice Postulator, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha League, Auriesville, NY 12016, the people working for the canonization of Saint Kateri
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Saint Francis Solano, 1549-1610

A Franciscan from Cordoba to Lima, Panama and all South-America, thaumaturgus and wonder worker of the New World

    Reputed to have converted 9,000 natives during a single sermon

    While working in what is now Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, Francis quickly learned the local languages and was well received by the indigenous peoples. His visits to the sick often included playing a song on his violin.

    Around 1601 he was called to Lima, Peru, where he tried to recall the Spanish colonists to their baptismal integrity. Francis also worked to defend the indigenous peoples from oppression.

Born 10 March 1549 at Montilla, diocese of Cordova, Andalusia, Spain
Died 14 July 1610 at Lima, Peru of natural causes
Canonized 27 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
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