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VOLUME XCII - NO. 22 | 116 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOSPEL | NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 9, 2016
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A
freed slave, a servant, and per-
haps one day a saint – Julia
Greeley was not your average
Denverite, according to her biographer,
Capuchin Friar Father Blaine Burkey.
"People have been saying ever since
she died that she ought to be canon-
ized," he told the Denver Catholic.
On Dec. 18, Archbishop Samuel J.
Aquila will preside over a special Mass
opening the cause for the canonization
of Julia Greeley, a woman who†lived in
Denver at the turn of the century and
garnered a reputation for serving the
poor, marginalized and struggling
within the city, earning her the moniker
"Angel of Charity." She was known for
hauling food, clothes and other chari-
table goods around in a red wagon and
handing them out to those in need.
Though she† was born in Missouri,
Greeley spent most of her adult life
in Denver and was well-loved by the
community.†Although she died almost
100 years ago, the memory and exam-
ple of her charity endures
to this day, such that
she was designated
BY AARON LAMBERT
aaron.lambert@archden.org
@AaronLmbrt
»•
JULIA
GREELEY
GUILD
For more
information
about
the Julia
Greeley
Guild and
to purchase
Father
Burkey's
book, visit
juliagreeley.
org
PHOTO BY ANDREW WRIGHT
Capuchin's research key in Julia Greeley's cause