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Seeing the sun, the moon and the stars, I said to myself: Who could be the Master of these beautiful things? And I felt a great desire to see him, to know Him and to pay Him homage...

Josephine Bakhita

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Josephine Margaret Bakhita (ca. 1869 – 8 February 1947) was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian nun who lived in Italy for 45 years, after having been a slave in Sudan. In 2000 she was declared a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Alternative Names: Giuseppina Bakhita • Josephine Margaret Bakhita • Santa Giuseppina Bakhita

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Be good, love the Lord, pray for those who do not know Him. What a great grace it is to know God!

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