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Two key artefacts to be moved to city for Pope's mass

Newly released poster of Sr. Irene Stefani Nyaatha during her beatification at the Kimathi grounds on 23rd May ,2015. [photo/Jacob Otieno/Standard]

A canvas with a portrait of Blessed Sister Irene Nyaatha Stefani will be hanging at a dais where Pope Francis will conduct a mass in Nairobi.

The portrait was unveiled by Polycarp Cardinal Pengo of Dar-es-Salaam who represented the Pope during the Italian nun's beatification at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology grounds on May 23, this year. It was painted by an Italian artist from Anfo, the village where Blessed Nyaatha was born.

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