Josephine Bakhita
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 77 years ago |
| Born | Sultanate Of Darfur |
| Date of died | February 8,1947 |
| Died | Schio |
| Italy | |
| Nationality | Sudanese |
| Feast | 8 February |
| Beatified | May 17, 1992 |
| Job | Nun |
| Date of birth | January 1,1869 |
| Full name | Josephine Margaret Bakhita |
| Canon | 1 October 2000, St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Patronag | Sudan |
| South Sudan | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 599789 |
Josephine Bakhita Life story
Josephine Margaret Bakhita, F.D.C.C., was a Sudanese-Italian 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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