September 17
Leonella Sgorbati, virgin and martyr (1940–2006)
Religious martyr
Practical advice
Take a step of respectful dialogue today with someone of another religion or culture and look for a good that you can do together.
Biography
An Italian nun of the Consolata Missionaries, Leonella Sgorbati was a nurse and trainer in Africa and died forgiving her murderers. After serving for decades in Kenya, he moved to Somalia to train nursing professionals in a war-torn country. There she promoted respect, health competence and dialogue with Muslims, convinced that God loves all his creatures. On September 17, 2006, she was shot in Mogadishu. As he died he repeated three times: "I forgive, I forgive, I forgive."
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