Sainthood+Biography+NS15

Saint Arisa of Pleiku


 * Name: St. Savanah of Pleiku
 * Birth: December 8, 2001
 * Death: February 14, 2026
 * Date that was canonized: April 1, 2036
 * Feast Day: August 1
 * Patron Saint: Vietnam, the homeless, poor, discriminated and purity
 * St. Savannah of Pleiku's father was a Greek Christian but not his father. His father( Savannah's Grandfather) was a pagan who believe in the Greek gods. August 1 was the Day of Spes(Goddess of Hope). He believe that his granddaughter will bring hope to all of those who needs help(which she did).

St. Savannah of Pleiku was born at Athens, Greece. Her mother, Thi was a Vietnamese slave who was sold to her father, Alexander, Duke of Athens. Her mother work for him for 3 years. He did not notice her until she save his life. He was bitten by a puff adder and he was dying. Her mother save his life by adding rare herbs from Vietnam that can heal anyone. No deadly poison can defeat that rare herb. When he saw her, he fell in love with her and St. Savannah was born. Her mother became the duchess of Athens and Savannah became the daughter of Athens. She had a good education and a collage degree when she was 19. Always obey her parent and was kind to everyone. St. Savannah was a peacemaker; she can't stand fight and always make things better At the age of 20, she travel to her mother's village, Pleiku. St. Savannah did not know where is Pleiku until she gets there. Pleiku is a small village in Vietnam where all the Vietnamese history were stored. But to her horror, Pleiku was transform into the home for all of the discrimination and the homeless who was kick out of their home because they can't pay the tax. Pleiku was dirty and broken. She also met the leader of Pleiku as well. To her surprise, the leader of Pleiku is her long lost twin brother, Takuma. Takuma was missing for nearly 20 years( he was missing at 20 month old). Her brother and her mother always tell her that Pleiku is a paradise where everyone have a easy life. Until the new leader of Vietnam came to power, the brutal son of the former leader who like to killed people and rape many women. He want his country to be perfect so he banish all the discriminated people and the homeless to Pleiku. When St. Savannah heard this, she was sad. So she decide to help by creating a small school for the little to learn, build some home, and teach the word of God. Many Pleikuan loves St. Savannah and accept her into the village since mother is also a pleikuan. On my 25th birthday, the leader of Vietnam came because he heard about a girl who was half Vietnamese and half greek helping a discriminated village a better place. When he saw St. Savannah, he was enchanted. At night after her birthday, he went in and tried to rape her. St. Savannah tried to stop him and instead injured him. The leader got angry and killed her by wrapping a white shawl around her neck and choke her to death. Takuma heard her scream and ran to her room. He then came in and was angry. There he saw was his dead twin sister's body. He knew it have to be the work of the leader of Vietnam. He wept over his sister's dead body. Takuma was sad and to be exact, he only new his sister for 5 years. He then tell every pleikuan about what happen and vow that he will avenge his sister's death.

Many pleikuan too were sad and angry. All the cities and villages heard what happen. They were tired of their leader ways and rebel against the leader of Vietnam. Pleikuan use a white shawl as their symbol for it is a weapon that killed their beloved savior who help them during hard time. The leader of the rebels is Takuma. Sometime they pray to Savannah's soul asking for hope that they will able to destroy the leader and avenge her death. But one day, St. Savnnah appear to them in a white shawl and a blue greek dress. She told them that they do not need to avenge her death. She want them to forgive him and ask them to help him change his way. She too had forgave him. She want him to change his way. One day when the leader of Vietnam was weeping during his sleeping, Savannah appear to him in his dream and tell him that she forgave him. She then gave him the white shawl that killed her. The leader was sorry and when he wake up, he was holding the white shawl which burn into blue flames. He then did the right choice and change. He help many people and become a just ruler just like his father. He then visit Athens and met Savannah's parents. He ask them forgiveness of what he did and they forgive him. Her mother, Thi ask him if he can be a better ruler for their motherland and he said that the soul of her daughter will help him rule their land. He also ask forgiveness from Takuma and Takuma also forgive him. The two became best friend.

St. Savannah was a kind and honest person. She did her best to succeed on what started. She encourage many people to follow their dream and go to the right path. She never hate people and always forgive them. Many people believe that she is a spiritual sister of St. Maria Gorretti( since St. Maria is also the patron saint of purity). Both of them died at a young age while trying to stop someone from doing the wrong thing. They both forgave their murderer and is always faithful to God. Savannah did three miracles that is made in the past.She clean the dirty water with a bowl of salt just and raise a boy back to life after having a severe headache like Prophet Elisha. She calm down a storm just like Jesus did. Because of that, many people believe that she is an angel of God who will help them. But because of her love for her people, she was given the power from God to do these miracles. 10 years later, the pope has canonize her for her belief and her action that help a country became a better place. St. Savannah's parents, Alexander and Thi, Takuma, the leader of Vietnam, and most of the Vietnamese came to see their best friend and patroness became a saint for their country. Savannah's grandfather met the pope 3 days ago and ask him if he can canonize his daughter at August 1. The pope ask why and he responded," I want my granddaughter to live peace fully on Elysium. August 1 is the day of Spes. She is the goddess of hope and my granddaughter have given hope to many people especially my daughter-in-law's motherland. I am not a Christian but I want my granddaughter to be happy including her parents and her twin brother. I also want to make her happy." The pope agreed because he never in his life heard such a beautiful and sad request. He agreed and St. Savannah of Pleiku was canonize on August 1.