Julia Greeley-- Apostolus Sacri Cordis Hannibal, Missouri Jun 7, 1918
Was born into slavery in Missouri between 1835 and 1848. When she was a child, a slavemaster caught her eye with a whip and destroyed it. After she was freed in 1865, Greeley eventually made her way to Denver, where she converted to Catholicism and became a daily communicant. She lived very simply, giving away all she could and begging on the street to be able to provide more for the poor. To honor their dignity (and preserve her anonymity), she worked after dark, dragging a little red wagon filled with provisions all around the city. In 1901, Greeley joined the Secular Franciscans and remained an active member for the rest of her life. Miss Greeley loved the Sacred Heart and firefighters; she visited every fire station in the city each month to give them pamphlets about the Sacred Heart. Miss Greeley walked for many miles each day, despite severe arthritis. Though she had lived a humble and hidden life, more than 1,000 people came to mourn her death. Miss Greeley was declared a Servant of God on her way of sainthood.
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