Josephine Bakhita
Italian saint and former slave (1869–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josephine Margaret Bakhita, FDCC (ca. 1869 – 8 February 1947) was a Canossian religious sister who lived in Italy for 45 years, after having been a slave in Sudan. In 2000, she was declared a saint, the first black woman to receive the honor in the modern era.
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Josephine Margaret Bakhita | |
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Virgin | |
Born | c. 1869 (1869) Olgossa, Sultanate of Darfur |
Died | 8 February 1947 (aged 77–78) Schio, Veneto, Italy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion[1] |
Beatified | 17 May 1992, St Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 1 October 2000, St Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 8 February |
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