Sybil Kathigasu
Videos
Sybil Medan Kathigasu GM was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. She is the only Malayan woman to be awarded the George Medal for bravery.
Sybil Kathigasu with George Medal, 1947
Servant of God
Videos
Servant of God is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that, for an individual, a beatification process has been opened. In a canonical process, the so-called heroic virtue or the authentic
Sybil Kathigasu
…July 2024, the Bishop of Penang, Cardinal Sebastian Francis, opened her cause for canonization. In consequence of this step, she is referred to as a Servant of God. Kathigasu was born to Joseph Daly, an Irish-Eurasian planter, and Beatrice Matilda Daly (née Martin), a French-Eurasian midwife, on 3 September 1899…
Pope Benedict XIII is one of the popes titled a Servant of God.