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This exceptionally detailed die-cast medal, with St Kateri Tekakwitha on the front and PRAY FOR US on the back, is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world. The silver oxidized finish is has been perfected for hundreds of years by the local Italian craftsmen, and remains unmatched in quality, beauty, and longevity throughout the world -a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures approximately 1 inch in height - attached jump ring is included. St. Kateri is recently canonized Catholic saint. She was declared a saint by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Kateri died at the age of 24 and was the first Native American to be declared a saint. She is the patron of ecology and the environment and her feast is celebrated on July 14.
Kateri Tekakwitha. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced [ˈɡaderi deɡaˈɡwita] in Mohawk), given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680), is a Roman Catholic saint who was an Algonquin–Mohawk laywoman.
Patronage: ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans