Bakhita Tiny Saint

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Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869 in Sudan. As a child, she was kidnapped, enslaved, sold, and tortured. Eventually, in Italy, Josephine met the Canossian Sisters. After a legal b attle for her freedom, Josephine joined the sisters in 1893. She once said, "If I were to meet the slave-traders, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today!" DETAILS + St. Josephine Bakhita is the patron saint of Sudan, victims of human trafficking, and victims of slavery+ measures approximately 1.25 x 0.75 inches Show more