St. Kateri Tekakwitha was declared a Roman Catholic saint in 2012 after the Vatican confirmed as authentic the miraculous healing of a young boy suffering from a flesh-eating bacterial infection. The miracle occurred in 2006 after the boy came into contact with a relic of Tekakwitha, whom his family also prayed to for her intercession. The miracle paved the way for Tekakwitha’s canonization as the first Indigenous female saint.
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