Megalaimidae, the Asian barbets, are a family of birds, comprising two genera with 35 species native to the forests of the Indomalayan realm from Tibet to Indonesia.

Saint Josephine Bakhita . The first African Saint. Feastday: February 8. Meaning of the names Josephine and Bakhita. The name Bakhita means: "She who is lucky" or rather "Lucky bird" as explained below in her biography. The baptismal name Josephine comes from Jozef. And means "God multiplied". Josephine Bakhita

Josephine Margaret Bakhita, FDCC (Arabic: جوزفين بخيتة; c. 1869 – 8 February 1947) was a Sudanese Catholic religious sister who joined the Canossians after winning her freedom from slavery. She served in Italy for 50 years until her death in 1947.

St. Josephine Bakhita ; canonized October 1, 2000; feast day February 8) was a Sudanese-born Roman Catholic saint who survived kidnapping and enslavement. She is the patron saint of Sudan and of victims of human trafficking.

Dec 12, 2024 · St Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869, in Sudan. Her village was surrounded by palms, banana trees, fields, shrubs. Her tribe lived peacefully, working the fields. Her father was an important man in the village. As a child she was full of life and joyful, loved her brothers and helped her mother.

Oct 1, 2000 · JOSEPHINE BAKHITA (1869-1947) Mother Josephine Bakhita was born in Sudan in 1869 and died in Schio (Vicenza) in 1947. This African flower, who knew the anguish of kidnapping and slavery, bloomed marvelously in Italy, in response to God’s grace, with the Daughters of Charity. Mother “Moretta”

Born in 1869 in the village of Olgossa in Sudan, Josephine was kidnapped at age seven and sold into slavery by Arab traders. Her captors named her “Bakhita,” meaning “fortunate” in Arabic, though her life was anything but easy.

Oct 1, 2000 · josephine bakhita (1869-1947) Mother Josephine Bakhita was born in Sudan in 1869 and died in Schio (Vicenza) in 1947. This African flower, who knew the anguish of kidnapping and slavery, bloomed marvelously in Italy, in response to God's grace, with the Daughters of Charity.

Feb 8, 2025 · The word ‘Bakhita’ means fortunate in the native language of this saint. She was born in Olgossa in the region of Darfur, in Sudan, Africa. It was 1869, when slavery was still rampant.

Jun 18, 2013 · The most heavily harvested nests are from the Edible-nest Swiftlet or White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and the Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus). The white nests and the red nests...