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  1. Julia Greeley, OFS (c. 1833-48 – 7 June 1918), was an African-American philanthropist and Catholic convert. An enslaved woman later freed by the US government, she is known as Denver's "Angel of Charity" because of her aid to countless families in poverty. [1]

  2. Welcome. Julia Greeley, Denver’s Angel of Charity, was born into slavery, at Hannibal, Missouri, sometime between 1833 and 1848. While she was still a young child, a cruel slavemaster, in the course of beating her mother, caught Julia’s right eye with his whip and destroyed it. Freed by Missouri’s Emancipation Act in 1865, Julia ...

  3. Jun 7, 2019 · Servant of God Julia Greeley Servant of God Julia Greeley (Courtesy of NBCC) 1833-1848: Born. 1880: Conditionally Baptized into the Catholic Church. 1901: Professed. June 7, 1918: Died.

  4. Jan 23, 2017 · One woman, however, was able to rise above the extreme hardships of slavery. She redeemed her life through her faith in Christ, choosing love over anger. Born in Missouri sometime between 1833 and 1848, Julia Greeley lived first a life of slavery and then a life of service. Her cause for canonization has been officially opened by the ...

  5. Aug 9, 2018 · If the pope determines that Greeley lived a life of virtue, she will receive the title of “venerable Julia Greeley.” If a miracle is attributed to Greeley, and a medical inquiry determines no medical explanation is possible, she will receive the title of “blessed.” Only after a second proven miracle would Greeley become a saint.

  6. Jun 8, 2020 · By Maura Roan McKeegan. Maura Roan McKeegan is an award-winning author of twelve Catholic children’s books. Her most recent titles include Julia Greeley, Secret Angel to the Poor (Magnificat-Ignatius Press), In This Catholic Church (OSV), Peter and Jesus by a Charcoal Fire (Emmaus Road), and Seven Clues: A Catholic Treasure Hunt (Loyola Press), co-authored with Scott Hahn.

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  8. Mar 15, 2021 · Let us ask for her intercession.”. An icon of Julia Greeley, the humble African American lay woman who received the greatest honor in the history of the Archdiocese of Denver and has been declared a Servant of God, is becoming increasingly popular as her cause for canonization advances in Rome. The image, which was commissioned by the.

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