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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Josephine Bakhita is a heroic saint who endured the horrors of slavery with bravery before she escaped into freedom through the group of religious sisters she ...
This African flower, who knew the anguish of kidnapping and slavery, bloomed marvelously in Italy, in response to God's grace, with the Daughters of Charity.
Jan 31, 2024 · St. Josephine Bakhita w as born in the Darfur region of Sudan in 1869 and was kidnapped by slave traders and enslaved as a child.