Philanthropist Saints: 4 Women Who Used Their Money to Make a Difference — Catholic Women in Business
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Here are a few saints with varying degrees of wealth who used their money and power to make a difference. Their wealth was not what made them saints; it was their love of God and others, which inspired them to use that wealth to serve.
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Philanthropist Saints: 4 Women Who Used Their Money to Make a
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