The true origin of canonization and beatification must be sought in the Catholic doctrine of the worship (cultus), invocation, and intercession of the saints. As was taught by St. Augustine (Quaest. in Heptateuch., lib.
Some of the Lenape lived in large villages of two to three hundred people, but most of them lived in small bands of 25 to 50 people. 1  Families were important to the Lenape Indians. 2  The Lenape had three clans (or phratries) â Wolf, Turtle and Turkey â which traced their descent through the female line.
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,859 people, 7,349 households, and 6,026 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,176.4 people per square mile (1,996.8/kmÂ²). There were 7,608 housing units at an average density of 1,522.9 per square mile (587.5/kmÂ²).