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Menina Izildinha | |
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 Prayer card of Menina Izildinha | |
| Mystic, Angel of the Lord, Angel of the Poor, Protector of Children | |
| Born | Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro June 17, 1897 Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal |
| Died | May 24, 1911 (aged 13) Guimarães, Portugal |
| Venerated in | Folk Catholicism Roman Catholicism in Brazil |
| Major shrine | Sanctuary of Menina Izildinha, Monte Alto, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Feast | June 17 |
| Attributes | Flowers |
| Patronage | Children, adolescents, orphans, good health, social welfare, protection from harm, protection from diseases, people in poverty |
Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro (1897, Póvoa de Lanhoso – 1911, Guimarães), popularly known as Menina Izildinha, Angel of the Lord or Saint Izildinha, is an unofficial popular child saint to whom Brazilian Catholics have attributed inexplicable miracles, cures and healings.[1]
- ^ Veja. Abril. 1988. p. 99.