# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kateri-tekakwitha
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:52:05.076Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kateri-tekakwitha"
name: "Kateri Tekakwitha"
slug: "kateri-tekakwitha"
description: "Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha (Tekaouïta, baptized as Catherine, known as Lily of the Mohawks and Protectress of Canada, also as Geneviève of New France/ Geneviève of Canada, was a Mohawk/Algonquin young woman when she converted to Catholicism. Committing to live as a virgin, she became known for her devotion to Jesus Christ, diligent work ethic, and dedicated prayers for her fellow Native people. She was canonized in 2012, the first Native American saint."
tagline: "17th‑century Mohawk Catholic saint, first Indigenous saint of North America (1656–1680)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CatherinaeTekakwithaVirginis1690.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
birthDate: "1656"
deathDate: "1680-04-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.83
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.412236
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.kateritekakwitha.org"
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Kateri Tekakwitha"
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    title: "Kateri Tekakwitha"
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    title: "Kateri Tekakwitha"
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    title: "Katarina Tekakwitha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kateri Tekakwitha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kateri Tekakwitha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kateri Tekákwitha"
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    title: "Kateri Tekakwitha"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump