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Sister Blandina Segale<\/p>\n

From Fox News<\/a>, <\/p>\n

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. \u2013 The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Wednesday it is exploring sainthood for an Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Michael Sheehan said he has received permission from the Vatican to open the \u201cSainthood Cause\u201d for Sister Blandina Segale, an educator and social worker who worked in Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico.<\/p>\n

Segale, a nun with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, came to Trinidad, Colorado, in 1877 to teach poor children and was later transferred to Santa Fe, where she co-founded public and Catholic schools. During her time in New Mexico, she worked with the poor, the sick and immigrants. She also advocated on behalf of Hispanics and Native Americans who were losing their land to swindlers.<\/p>\n

Her encounters with Old West outlaws later became the stuff of legend and were the subject of an episode of the CBS series \u201cDeath Valley Days.\u201d The episode, called \u201cThe Fastest Nun in the West,\u201d focused on her efforts to save a man from a lynch mob.<\/p>\n

But her encounters with Billy the Kid remain among her most popular and well-known Western frontier adventures.[Read More<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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