[Goanet] Vatican to canonise Indian woman

[Mario Goveia]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7276359.stm
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A nun from southern India whose short life was dominated by ill health is set 
to be named by the Vatican as the country's first woman saint. 
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Sister Alphonsa (1910-1946) of Kerala was beatified in 1986 by the late Pope 
John Paul II on a visit to India. She will be formally canonised in October. 
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