Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira was the first woman to be beatified in Brazil. She was still a young Daughter of Charity, 4 years-vocation, when she was martyred. Her fidelity to her vocation and her love for everyone without preferences were so intense that she didn’t hesitate to give her life for them.
On 9 April 1993, Good Friday, after participating in a penitential celebration she was brutally murdered by a resident of Dom Pedro II Home.
| 1953, 20 October | birth |
| 1989, 16 July | entry to the Seminary |
| 1991, 26 January | Sending on Mission to the Dom Pedro II Residence in Salvador |
| 1993, 9 April | Martyrdom |
| 2007, 2 December | beatified in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil |
| 7 January | feast day |
For more details visit the international site of the Daughters of Charity.
See also Vincentian Encyclopedia entry
Tags: Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, Daughters of Charity, Martyr
