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She lived in Italy during the time of the persecution of Jews, also known as the Holocaust.
Adolf Hitler closed Catholic schools, youth organizations, and arrested any Christian that criticized.
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Saint Agnes-
She was martyred during the Great Persecution, a bad time for Christian to profess their faith.

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Bakhita was baptized after being declared free. She received first holy communion and confirmation from Pope Pius X. She joined the Canossian Daughters of Charity, and for the next forty-two years, she served as a cook and a doorkeeper.
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Pope Pius X -
He received his first holy communion at a young age, coming from a poor family.

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In 1869, Ranavalona II converted to Christianity in Madagascar. Pope Leo XIII was the first pope of the twentieth century
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria-
She also converted to Christianity at the age of fourteen

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Josephine Bakhita- Guided by Acts of the Apostles

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Josephine Bakhita- Guided by Acts of the Apostles

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Bakhita was guided by the Acts of the Apostles by serving in times when people were in need.
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Saint Katharine Drexel -
She served the poor and homeless when they were in need.

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Saint Josephine Bakhita - Relied in Christ

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Saint Josephine Bakhita - Relied in Christ

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She relied in Christ when she fought to stay with the Canossian Sisters in Italy, and after she had fully dedicated her life to Christ.
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Saint Brigid
She also relied in Christ when her father did not  want her because of her charitable deeds.

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A Brazilian woman, Evada Costa, suffered deep diabetic ulcers on her legs. When she heard of Bakhita's story, she reached down to touch her legs and prayed to Bakhita. Immediately her pain disappeared, and her legs were perfectly healed the next day.
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
She had a vision of her mother's dead body and she prayed for the people who killed her mother.

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She was declared free in Italy and stayed with the Canossian Sisters, until the time of her death. She cooked, prayed, and served the rest of the community.
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Saint Katharine Drexel
She opened the sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; she was a nun.

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She lived in the village of Olgossa, in the Darfur region of Sudan. Her uncle was a chief of the Daju tribe, so they lived a fortunate life. In 1877, Josephine was kidnapped by Arab slave traders. She was forced to walk 600 miles, and for the next twelve years she was sold over a dozen times.
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Saint Charles Lwanga-
He was born and lived in Uganda. He worked as a chief of pages in the kings court.

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Saint Josephine Bakhita - Struggle to overcome

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Saint Josephine Bakhita - Struggle to overcome

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Josephine Bakhita struggled with being enslaved  and remembering  who she was when she was treated so differently. She never complained;she thanked her slave owners.
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Martin De Porres -
Martin De Porres also struggled with being treated differently because of his race.
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Saint Clare of Assisi-
Saint Clare of Assisi also suffered from an illness for many years, but never complained. She persevered to go to mass and perform acts of stewardship.

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Saint Josephine Bakhita -  Model of virtue

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Saint Josephine Bakhita -  Model of virtue

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She was a woman of courage and hope. She had courage when she proclaimed  her freedom, and hope for the better times during the holocaust.
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Saint Teresa of Calcutta-
She also had fortitude when she went to work out in the slums of Calcutta ,to those who could not help themselves.
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Saint Agnes-
She was killed in the Great Persecution. She modeled courage and faith when she openly proclaimed herself a Christian.

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Saint Josephine Bakhita- Why a Saint to follow

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Saint Josephine Bakhita- Why a Saint to follow

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Josephine can be a model to others because she was very gentle and charismatic. She spent her time in prayer and didn't hold grudges against her slave owners
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria -
Saint Catherine of Alexandria never held a grudge against the emperors'wife and the pagans.

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Saint Josephine Bakhita -End of life: How did she die?

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Saint Josephine Bakhita -End of life: How did she die?

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She began to suffer physical pain and was forced to use a wheelchair. On February 8, 1947, she spoke her last words, "Our Lady, Our Lady!"
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He suffered from health issues throughout his early life,which advanced in the years to follow. He died of a heart attack on September 23, 1968.