Sister Blandina
Blandina Segale, SC, more commonly known as Sister Blandina (23 January 1850 – 23 February 1941), was an Italian-born American Sister of Charity of Cincinnati and missionary, who became widely known through her service on the American frontier in the late 19th century. During her missionary work, she met, among others, Billy the Kid and the leaders of the Native American tribes of the Apache and Comanche. She served as an educator and social worker who worked in Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico, assisting Native Americans, Hispanic settlers and European immigrants. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe has opened a process to canonize Segale, for which it has received the permission of the Holy See. For this, she is honored by the Catholic Church with the title of Servant of God. She is the first individual in New Mexico's 400-year history with the Roman Catholic Church to have a cause opened by any diocese or archdiocese located in New Mexico for their beatification and canonization. Venerable Alphonse Gallegos, whose cause for canonization in 2005 was opened by the Diocese of Sacramento, was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Life She was born Rosa Maria Segale in 1850 in Cicagna, Genoa,