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On November 11, 1997, Lubna Abdel Aziz, a 38-year-old Muslim woman, entered Saint Mary of Khartoum Hospital in Sudan, run by the Comboni Sisters, in order to undergo a Cesarean section to give birth to her fifth child. A few hours after the birth, the mother was dying. To stop a serious hemorrhage, she was subjected to two operations, without effect. The doctors believed there was no hope for the patient. The Sister in charge of the maternity ward had the idea to call upon Bishop Daniel Comboni, whose reputation is great even among Muslims because he completely gave his life in service to African populations. After asking the woman and her husband for permission to pray to Bishop Comboni for her healing, all the nuns prayed for this intention. As yet another operation did not result in any improvement, they expected the patient to die, when she actually regained consciousness. A few days later, the doctors declared she was cured. Two other Muslim doctors subsequently examined this woman, and their examination was added to the acts of the canonization process. «A sudden, complete, and lasting cure, without any aftereffects whatsoever, scientifically inexplicable,» unanimously acknowledged the medical commission gathered on April 11, 2002. This cure made possible Blessed Daniel Comboni's canonization on October 5, 2003. 

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