Benigna Cardoso da Silva | |
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 Painting of Benigna Cardoso de Silva (c. 2013). | |
| Virgin and martyr | |
| Born | 15 October 1928 Oiti, Santana do Cariri, Ceará, Brazil |
| Died | 24 October 1941 (aged 13) Oiti, Santana do Cariri, Ceará, Brazil |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 24 October 2022, Crato, Ceará, Brazil by Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner |
| Feast | 24 October |
Benigna Cardoso da Silva (15 October 1928 – 24 October 1941) was a Brazilian Catholic child.[1][2]
She was adopted following the deaths of her parents, and was noted for aiding in household chores and attending Mass on a regular basis.
In 1942, da Silva was murdered after rejecting the sexual advances of Raimundo Alves Riberio, who was around her age, in order to protect herself as being chaste as she desired. She defended herself even to the point of Riberio killing her, using a machete that he carried on his person.[1][2][3] Her beatification cause launched in 2013 and she was beatified on 24 October 2022.
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