More than a century after her death, a Catholic nun known as Veronica of the Passion is venerated for her mission to transform women’s education in India. On Holy Week, the most sacred time of year for Christians, a documentary drama about Mother Veronica is being made available to stream for free on Tubi and other platforms.
Strange Destiny, written and directed by Jigyasa Taneja Sethi, tells the story of Sophie Leeves, born in 1823 to British parents living in Constantinople (present day Istanbul). “At 19, Sophie was engaged to a Marine officer,” narration in the film notes. “She could look forward to a wonderful married life, but a far higher destiny awaited her.”
Though her parents were Protestant, Leeves felt drawn to Catholic ritual and practice. A religious calling would take the young woman first to Malta, then
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