Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha is depicted in this detail view of the oldest known portrait of her painted about 16 years after her death in 1680. It was painted by Jesuit Father Claude Chauchetiere, who personally knew Blessed Kateri. (CNS photo/courtesy of the Cause of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha) (June 8, 2012) See KATERI-MOLINARI June 8, 2012.