Julia Greeley
Philanthropist
Julia Greeley, OFS, was an African-American philanthropist and Catholic convert. An enslaved woman later freed by the US government, she is known as Denver's "Angel of Charity" because of her aid to countless families in poverty. Her cause for... Wikipedia
Born: 1833, Hannibal, MO
Died: June 7, 1918 (age 85 years), Denver, CO
Place of burial: Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, CO
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