Since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday I am spotlighting Black Women Catholic Saints. There are three steps to sainthood: a candidate becomes "Venerable," then "Blessed" and then "Saint." This post was inspired by listening to an fun episode of the wonderful Gone Medieval Podcast on Medieval Trans Saints & Sex Workers.
While the following saints are typically saints of women's issue such as mothers, wives, etc. they also include ranchers and butchers, alcoholics, and conversion. And two are unofficially lesbian saints which is really cool.
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
Officially Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are the patron saints of mothers, expectant mothers, ranchers and butchers. Unofficially some consider them lesbian saints or patrons of same-sex couples. The two women were arrested for being Christian, imprisoned together, and kissed each other in the last moments before their death
St. Josephine Bakhita
Patron saint of Sudan
Born in rural Sudan, kidnapped and sold into slavery, she converted, gained her freedom, and became a Catholic Sister; canonized in 2000 and named patron saint of Sudan.
St Monica
Patron saint of alcoholics, conversion, mothers, and wives.
St Monica is the mother of Saint Augustine. Though St. Monica was North African, and likely Black, she is often misrepresented in iconography as light-skinned or Caucasian.
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