Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680)
Saint John de Brebeuf (1593-1649)
Saint Isaac Jogues (1607-1646)
 
 


photo by Richard Gross

John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues were missionary Jesuits martyred by the Mohawk. Kateri Tekakwitha “Lily of the Mohawks” suffered for her Christian faith and is loved by Native American Catholics of all nations and tribes.