Missionary
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Saint Josephine Bakhita, born in Sudan, was kidnapped as a child and forcibly converted to Islam by slave traders. Freed in Italy, she converted to Catholicism in 1890, joined the Canossian Sisters, and dedicated her life to charity and prayer.
Patron saint of
Victims of Slavery, Human Trafficking Survivors
- Feast
- February 8
- Era
- 19th-20th Century
- Place
- Darfur
At a Glance
Saint Josephine Bakhita
- Feast Day
- February 8
- Era
- 19th-20th Century
- Primary Place
- Darfur
- Vocation
- Missionary
- Patronage
- Victims of Slavery, Human Trafficking Survivors
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Overview
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Saint Josephine Bakhita, born in Sudan, was kidnapped as a child and forcibly converted to Islam by slave traders. Freed in Italy, she converted to Catholicism in 1890, joined the Canossian Sisters, and dedicated her life to charity and prayer.
Feast day: February 8
Patronage
Victims of Slavery, Human Trafficking Survivors
Connected Places
- Darfur, Sudan: Her birthplace
- Venice, Italy: Place of her conversion and religious life
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