Administered by St. John's University Collegeville Minnesota 56321
Located St. John's University 1/4 mile east of swimming beach on Lake Sagatagan Collegeville Minnesota
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On front of base:) (raised letters:) ST. KATERI/TEKAKWITHA/(incised letters:) LILY OF THE/MOHAWKS unsigned
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Summary:
Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk Indian woman, stands clasping a crude cross to her chest with both hands. She wears breads, an ankle-length buckskin dress and moccasins. A dog lies at her feet, while lilies grow from the ground on her proper left. The sculpture is mounted on a two-tiered base.
