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University of Florida - Fall 2012 | ||
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Mohawk Saint: Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits by Allan Greer Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-19-517487-9 / 0195174879 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517487-8 / 9780195174878 The daughter of a Algonquin mother and an Iroquois father, Catherine/Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) has become known over the centuries as a Catholic convert so holy that, almost immediately upon her death, she became the object of a cult. Today she is revered as a patron saint by Native Americans a |