Early life
Josephine Bakhita was born on this large continent.
What is Africa
Saint Josephine Bakhita is the patron saint against this modern global crime, helping protect people who are forced to work against their will.
What is human trafficking (or slavery)
She belonged to the Canossian Daughters of Charity, which means her official title changed from "Miss" to this holy title.
What is ”Sister”
In statues and paintings, Saint Josephine is most famously depicted holding or breaking these items, representing her freedom from earthly captivity and spiritual liberation
What are chains
Along with Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier was one of the primary co-founders of this major Catholic religious order in 1540.
What is the Society of Jesus (or the Jesuits)
This is the specific African country where she was born and raised.
What is Sudan
When people asked her what she would do if she met the men who kidnapped her, she said she would kneel and do this action to thank them for leading her to God.
What is kiss their hands
For over 40 years, she served as the portress, which is the traditional name for this specific role at the convent entrance.
What is doorkeeper
Because she was a member of the Canossian Daughters of Charity, she is almost always shown wearing this specific type of religious clothing, which includes a black habit and a distinctive black cap.
What is a nun's habit
(or religious vestments)
Francis Xavier studied and roomed at this famous European university, where he initially pursued a worldly career in teaching before his roommate changed his life.
What is the University of Paris
She was just a young child when this tragic event happened to her while working in a field.
What is being kidnapped (or captured by slave traders)
Pope John Paul II gave her this beautiful, welcoming nickname when he officially declared her a saint.
What is "The Universal Sister“
When her order established a new house in this specific Italian town in 1902, Sister Josephine was transferred there, where she remained for the rest of her life.
What is Schio
Around her neck, she is typically depicted wearing a large metal medallion featuring this specific Marian devotion, which is the patroness of her religious order.
What is Our Lady of Sorrows (or the Sorrowful Mother)
In 1549, he traveled to this East Asian nation, becoming the first Christian missionary to preach the Gospel there.
What is Japan
What did Josephine forget because of the trauma caused from being kidnapped?
What is Forgetting her birth name
Because she was so gentle and always smiling, the local children and townsfolk in Italy lovingly called her "Mother" followed by this Italian word for her dark skin.
What is Moretta (or "Our Black Mother")
Because of her profound personal history, her superiors eventually commanded her to overcome her natural humility and do this to help inspire others across Italy.
What is write her biography
Icons and portraits often highlight her gentle expression and this specific facial feature, which eyewitnesses noted she maintained even when suffering from severe illness.
What is her smile
He passed away in 1552 on a remote island while waiting to enter this huge East Asian country.
What is China
The men who captured her gave her the name Bakhita, which ironically means this positive word in Arabic.
What is "Lucky" or “fortunate”
During this major global conflict, her convent in Italy was bombed, but miraculously no one was hurt and the town believed her prayers protected them.
What is world war II
Even when suffering from painful sickness in her final years, she continued her ministry of prayer from this mobility device, which she joked was her "throne."
What is wheelchair
To honor her canonization in the year 2000, the Canossian Sisters in the Philippines created a unique tribute to her life using this theatrical art medium
What is a musical
This Portuguese colony on the western coast of India served as his primary base of operations in Asia, and it is where his incorruptible remains are still enshrined today
What is Goa