Diocese of Leeds Safeguarding Saints' Days
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Josephine Bakhita
As the Patron Saint of all Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, St Josephine Bakhita (Feast Day 8 February) was kidnapped from her home in Sudan aged […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Days: St Rita
St Rita of Cascia (1381-1457) became an Augustinian nun after being widowed. She had previously endured 18 years of marriage to a rich, but quick-tempered and violent husband. She prayed […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Maria Goretti
Today is the Feast Day of St Maria Goretti. In 1902, Maria was just 11 years old when she was killed whilst resisting a rapist. Maria’s horrific story of suffering […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Monica
St Monica is one of our 'Safeguarding Saints': she was a Christian, married to an abusive pagan husband. One of her three children was St Augustine of Hippo: a great […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Nicholas
Upon the death of his rich parents, St Nicholas is said to have distributed their wealth to the poor, which may in part be the origin of his role as […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Josephine Bakhita
As the Patron Saint of all Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, St Josephine Bakhita (Feast Day 8 February) was kidnapped from her home in Sudan aged […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Days: St Rita
St Rita of Cascia (1381-1457) became an Augustinian nun after being widowed. She had previously endured 18 years of marriage to a rich, but quick-tempered and violent husband. She prayed […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Maria Goretti
Today is the Feast Day of St Maria Goretti. In 1902, Maria was just 11 years old when she was killed whilst resisting a rapist. Maria’s horrific story of suffering […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Monica
St Monica is one of our 'Safeguarding Saints': she was a Christian, married to an abusive pagan husband. One of her three children was St Augustine of Hippo: a great […]
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Safeguarding Saints’ Day: St Nicholas
Upon the death of his rich parents, St Nicholas is said to have distributed their wealth to the poor, which may in part be the origin of his role as […]
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