Josephine Bakhita
Religious sister
Josephine Margaret Bakhita, FDCC 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1869, Sultanate of Darfur
Died: February 8, 1947 (age 78 years), Schio, Italy
Feast: 8 February
Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion
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