holidays

Christian feast day: Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)

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Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada) from April 17, null

Kateri Tekakwitha

Mohawk/Algonquin Roman Catholic saint (1656–1680)

Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine, and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks, is a Mohawk/Algonquin Catholic saint and virgin. Born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, in present-day New York, she contracted smallpox in an epidemic; her…
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Canada

Country in North America

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. Its border with…
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April 17

Day of the year

April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 258 days remain until the end of the year.
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