Puerto Rico archdiocese to commemorate slavery abolition on Wednesday
Relics and an icon of St. Josephina Bakhita will be installed in the San Juan cathedral to mark the occasion.
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St. Josephine Bakhita cathedral image to honor abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico
Archbishop Roberto Gonzales Nieves, OFM of San Juan has announced a date for the installation of an icon of St. Josephine Bakhita in the Cathedral Basilica of San Juan Bautista, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico. In a post on Twitter Wednesday night, the
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