Stained Glass Mural - Saint Kateri
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Stained Glass Mural - Saint Kateri
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy-
Photographed inside Christ the King Catholic Church-Cedar City UT
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (Lily of the Mohawks)
Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced ɡaderi deɡaˈɡwita in Mohawk), given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680), is a Catholic saint and virgin who was an Algonquin–Mohawk. Born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, on the south side of the Mohawk River in present-day New York State, she contracted smallpox in an epidemic; her family died and her face was scarred. She converted to Catholicism at age nineteen, when she was baptized and given the Christian name Kateri in honor of Catherine of Siena. Refusing to marry, she left her village and moved for the remaining five years of her life to the Jesuit mission village of Kahnawake, south of Montreal on the St. Lawrence River in New France, now Canada.
Kateri Tekakwitha took a vow of perpetual virginity. Upon her death at the age of 24, witnesses said that her scars vanished minutes later, and her face appeared radiant and beautiful. Known for her virtue of chastity and mortification of the flesh, as well as being shunned by some of her tribe for her religious conversion to Catholicism, she is the fourth Native American to be venerated in the Catholic Church.
She was beatified in 1980 by Pope John Paul II, and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilicaon 21 October 2012. Various miracles and supernatural events are attributed to her intercession.
Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
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September 21st, 2022
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Lesley Evered
This is such a beautiful piece of artwork.... congratulations on being chosen for the Administrators Picks in Praising God group
Diamante Lavendar
Congratulations! Your beautiful, artistic work has been chosen as a special feature in Praising God! You can archive your work to the special features discussion tab in the group! It is an honor to have you as a member!
Dr Debra Stewart's Gallery
She is a Catholic Saint: Kateri Tekakwitha!!! Wonderful capture of this stained glass! -Tweet!
Randy Rosenberger
Bravo! You have been chosen to have your beautiful piece of artwork from your portfolio featured on the homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. It is with honor an privilege that I have chosen this particular piece of your works to be a feature on our homepage due to its striking appearance, color, composition, and simply the fact that I really like it. Congrats on your feature!
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