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Elle dut subir de nombreuses souffrances, en particulier au cours de ses années de jeunesse, qui affinèrent cependant sa sensibilité, la rendant capable d'amour gratuit, de pardon, de disponibilité envers les pauvres.
She suffered a great deal, above all, in her youth which, however, refined her sensitivity, rendering her capable of an unselfish love, pardon and availability for the poor.
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