Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Kateri Tekakwitha

1656–1680

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021

1. Kateri Tekakwitha Marker

Inscription.
First Indian of North America
to be Promoted a Saint

Erected by Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre and the John Crosby Estate.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Women.

Location. 35° 41.202′ N, 105° 56.197′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is at the intersection of Cathedral Place and East San Francisco Street, on the right when traveling north on Cathedral Place. The marker and statue are in the small plaza at the entrance to St. Francis Cathedral Basilica, to the left of the doors. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Fe NM 87501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

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and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Labyrinth (a few steps from this marker); 1540 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1583 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1598 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1598-1890 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1598 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1607 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1620 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Fe.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León, El Marques de la Nava de Barcinas (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Kateri Tekakwitha. She died and was buried in Kahnawake near Montreal, Ontario, Canada. Her gravestone reads, “Kateri Tekakwitha / Ownkeonweke Katsitsiio Teonsitsianekaron / The fairest flower that ever bloomed among red men.”

Also see . . . Wikipedia Entry for Kateri Tekakwitha. Kateri Tekakwitha, originally

Kateri Tekakwitha Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Phyllis A. Prats, April 11, 2012

2. Kateri Tekakwitha Plaque

known as Catherine Tekakwitha and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680) was an Algonquin and Iroquois Native American religious lay woman from New France and an early convert to Roman Catholicism. She died at the age of 24 shortly after professing her vows of virginity. She is the first Native American woman to be venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. Tekakwitha was beatified by Blessed Pope John Paul II in 1980. On February 18, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI announced at Saint Peter’s Basilica that Tekakwitha will be canonized on October 21, 2012. (Submitted on April 29, 2012.)

“Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha” image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Phyllis A. Prats, April 11, 2012

3. “Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha”

2003 painted bronze by Estella Loretto is 7½ feet tall.

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Looks Out to the Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 13, 2012

4. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Looks Out to the Street

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Phyllis A. Prats, April 11, 2012

5. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Kateri Tekakwitha and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021

6. Kateri Tekakwitha and Marker

An additional smaller tablet notes that Estella Loretto was the artist of the sculpture.

Kateri Tekakwitha Statue and Marker with the Cathedral image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021

7. Kateri Tekakwitha Statue and Marker with the Cathedral

Oldest Known Portrait of Catherine Tekakwitha image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Claude Chauchetière, S.J., circa 1690

8. Oldest Known Portrait of Catherine Tekakwitha

Courtesy Wikipedia Commons.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,430 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 14, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 29, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on September 14, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 8. submitted on April 29, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.