St. Bakhita: From African slave to servant of the "Good Master" - Ann Brown

by Ann Brown

The story of Bakhita, a girl freed from physical and spiritual slavery to become a child of God. Bakhita was a Sudanese slave girl who had been kidnapped at eight years old. She endured years of torture and until she was given to an Italian family who freed her. Bakhita later became a Canossian Sister. The material in this booklet was taken from Bakhita's biography and includes words from the Saint herself about her long journey from African slave to servant of the "Good Master."