By Franciscan Media - For many years, Josephine Bakhita was a slave but her spirit was always free and eventually that spirit prevailed... Born in Olgossa in the Darfur region of southern Sudan, Josephine was kidnapped at the age of 7, sold into slavery and given the name Bakhita, which means fortunate. She was resold several times, finally in 1883 to Callisto Legnani, Italian consul in Khartoum, Sudan.