“Blessed Lindalva [represents] not only the Northeastern Brazilian woman, but any woman who accepts taking care of her family, and the elderly, who lives the traditions of homemaking and religious devotion with joy. [She represents] many women who are victims of violence in society. [And she represents] all those who, like herself, live with joy in burdensome domestic work, in their devotion to home and family, and who find in religion a deeper meaning for life.”

– Translated from a paper by Ivanaldo Oliveira Santos and Gustavo Natanael Arlindo Souza