From a Slave in the Sudan to a nun in Italy; she was canonized a Saint by Bl. Pope JPII

St. Josephine Bakhita

                                 

St. Josephine Bakhita

Feastday: February 8
1869 - 1947
Beatified By: 17 May 1992 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized By: 1 October 2000, Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, by Pope John Paul II

Josephine Bakhita (c. 1869 – 8 February 1947) was a Sudanese-born former slave who became a Roman Catholic Canossian nun in Italy, living and working there for 45 years. In 2000, she was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

More here:  http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=7339