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Dorothy Stang

1931–2005

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Dorothy Mae Stang, SNDdeN was an American-born Brazilian Catholic religious sister and missionary. She was murdered in Anapu, Pará, in the Amazon basin in 2005. Stang had been outspoken in her efforts on behalf of the poor and the environment and had previously received death threats from loggers and landowners. She was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

From Wikipedia, “Dorothy Stang”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1931Born in Dayton
2005Died in Anapu

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Born

7 June 1931

Dayton

Died

12 February 2005

Anapu

Order

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

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