Blessed Lindalva Justo De Oliveira
Also known as: Lindalwa
Feast Day
7 January (based on the date of her baptism); 9 April on some calendars
Born
20 October 1953 in Sitio Malhada da Areia, Açu, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Died
Stabbed 44 times with a knife on 9 April 1993 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil by Augusto da Silva Peixoto
Beatified
2 December 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
16 December 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, also known as Lindalwa, was born on 20 October 1953 in Sitio Malhada da Areia, Açu, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. She was born into a large family and grew up in a deeply religious environment. Lindalva felt a strong calling to dedicate her life to God and joined the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1986.
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