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Banners of those to be canonized Oct. 13 at St. Peter's Square. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

These are the Four Women Being Canonized with John Henry Newman

Oct 11, 2019

Pope Francis will canonize four women alongside John Henry Newman this Sunday. These women -- a stigmatist, a mystic, a Roman orphan, and Nobel Peace prize nominee -- also proclaimed Christ through their lives and their miracles in a unique way.

Giuseppina Vannini

These are the Four Women Being Canonized with John Henry Newman

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