On 7 December 1893, Josephine Bakhita entered the novitiate of the Canossians and on 8 December 1896, she took her vows, welcomed by Cardinal Sarto. In 1902 she was assigned …

St. Josephine Bakhita ; canonized October 1, 2000; feast day February 8) was a Sudanese-born Roman Catholic saint who survived kidnapping and enslavement. She is the patron saint of …

1 day ago · She came to know Jesus, learned the faith, and on January 9, 1890 she received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion from the Patriarch of Venice, …

Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was a member of the Daju people and her uncle was a tribal chief.

3 days ago · Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869, in a small village in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was kidnapped while working in the fields with her family and subsequently sold into slavery.

Saint Josephine Bakhita was a Sudanese slave who became Sister Josephine, a Canossian nun. Her extraordinary story of a slave who became a saint, is an example to us all. A model of faith …

Bakhita is a saint in the Catholic Church. She was beatified on 17 May 1992 and canonized on 1 October 2000. She is the only saint originally from Sudan and she is now the patron saint of …

Feb 6, 2025 · Josephine Margaret Bakhita, F.D.C.C., (ca. 1869 – 8 February 1947) was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian religious sister active in Italy for 45 years, after having been in a …

Feb 8, 2022 · Born in Olgossa in the Darfur region of southern Sudan, Josephine was kidnapped at the age of 7, sold into slavery and given the name Bakhita, which means fortunate.

Feb 8, 2025 · Saint Josephine Bakhita, once enslaved, became a nun in Italy, dedicating her life to God and serving as an advocate for freedom and dignity.