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title: "St. Josephine Bakhita: Feast Day February 8 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josephine-bakhita/
description: "St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin, patron of Sudan and victims of human trafficking. Remembered on February 8, died 1947. Read their life in Bless."
---

Virgin · Remembered on February 8

# St. Josephine Bakhita

St. Josephine Bakhita is remembered on February 8 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Sudan and victims of human trafficking.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 8](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#8) |
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | 1947 |
| Patron of | [Sudan](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#sudan), [victims of human trafficking](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#victims-of-human-trafficking) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, February 8, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josephine-bakhita/#calendar) |

## Life

Kidnapped in Darfur at about seven, sold five times, tortured — she forgot her own name; ‘Bakhita,’ the lucky one, was the slavers’ irony. Brought to Italy, she met a Master ‘who is gentle,’ won her freedom in court, and spent fifty years as a Canossian sister famous for kindness. She forgave the men who had kidnapped her so completely that she would have knelt to kiss their hands.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Josephine Bakhita as patron of Sudan and victims of human trafficking.

[Sudan](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#sudan) [Victims of human trafficking](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#victims-of-human-trafficking)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Josephine Bakhita. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, February 8, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/08/) | Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Genesis 1:1-19 · Psalm 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c · Matthew 4:23 · Mark 6:53-56 |
| [Tuesday, February 8, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/08/) | Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 · Psalm 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 · Psalm 119:36, 29b · Mark 7:1-13 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[February 7 St. Colette](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-colette/) [February 9 St. Apollonia](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonia/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 8?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-08) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Josephine Bakhita

Remembered on February 8

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josephine-bakhita/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josephine-bakhita/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josephine-bakhita/#calendar)

In the app

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