HOW TO BUILD A SAINT: PRACTICES AND REPRESENTATIONS IN DEVOTION TO BENIGNA CARDOSO.

práticas e representações na devoção à Benigna Cardoso

Authors

  • Tatiana Olegário da Silva Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Keywords:

Holiness. Devotion. Benign. Church.

Abstract

The article aims to discuss the construction of the sanctity of Benigna Cardoso, considered the first blessed woman from Ceará, this young girl at the age of thirteen, was raped and murdered by Raul Alves on October 24, 1941, in the city of Santana do Cariri-CE. From then on, people began to ask her for intercession in difficult times and today she is considered a saint and heroine of chastity.

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Published

2024-12-30

How to Cite

OLEGÁRIO DA SILVA, T. HOW TO BUILD A SAINT: PRACTICES AND REPRESENTATIONS IN DEVOTION TO BENIGNA CARDOSO.: práticas e representações na devoção à Benigna Cardoso. Revista Historiar, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 31, p. 210–228, 2024. Disponível em: //historiar.uvanet.br/index.php/1/article/view/522. Acesso em: 22 jan. 2025.