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Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos (religious name Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus; 20 January 1901 – 8 January 1972) was a Brazilian religious sister and the founder of the Little Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate.
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| Born | 20 January 1901 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 8 January 1972 (aged 70) São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil |
Pope Francis recognized her life of heroic virtue and proclaimed her to be venerable on 3 April 2014.[1]
Life
editMaria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos was born in 1901 in Brazil. She decided to consecrate herself to God and became a religious sister. She assumed the name Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus after admittance to the novitiate.
She established the Little Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate with a focus on the Blessed Virgin Mary while catering to the needs of those who were underprivileged, ailing and poor.
She died in 1972.[2]
Beatification process
editIn 1997, the beatification process was introduced in Brazil with the declaration of nihil obstat ("nothing against") and it bestowed upon her the title of a Servant of God. Pope Francis recognized her life of heroic virtue and conferred on her the title of a Venerable on 3 April 2014.
References
edit- ↑ "Venerable Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos". Saints SQPN. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ↑ "Venerable Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos". Saints SQPN. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
