St. Josephine Bakhita Wooden Doll Ornament

Handmade original St. Josephine Bakhita wooden doll ornament. Perfect for the Christmas Tree. Bring out on her feast day or for a Novena. Gift for a birthday or sacrament (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Holy Orders, Marriage) celebration. Teacher, priest, grandparent gift.

Born in 1869 to a prosperous Sudanese family, she was kidnapped by slave traders as a child. Sold and tortured for the next 12 years, enduring severe punishments and daily beatings, she eventually traveled with a family to Venice, Italy, where she met the Canossian Sisters. After a legal battle for her freedom, she received the sacraments from the future Pope Pius X and joined the sisters in 1893, working as a cook for the next 42 years. She said, "If I were to meet the slave-traders, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today!"

Feast Day: February 8
Patron of Sudan and Victims of Slavery and Human Trafficking

Made of wood, felt, ribbon, and handmade accessories. Includes tag and card with Saint's biography and description. Approximately 4" tall. Packaged in cellophane bag. Shipped in box with bubble wrap.