Serafina Cinque
Serafina Cinque (January 31, 1913 – October 21, 1988) was a Brazilian Catholic religious sister who was known as the Angel of the Trans-Amazonian Highway. She was a member of the Sisters Adorers of the Blood of Christ.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Noeme Cinque was born in Boca das Garças, a town in the municipality of Urucurituba, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, in 1913. Her parents were of Italian origin, coming from the city of Salerno. In Brazil, they became cocoa producers. In fragile health, Noeme was the second of twelve children. She started studying to be a teacher. After graduating, she began teaching in 1933, at the age of twenty, in the Amazon rainforest and in schools in Manaus. She had a religious vocation. In 1946 she joined the congregation of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, coming from the United States, and adopted the name Serafina. In the novitiate of this order, she went to take care of the poor and sick.[citation needed]
In addition to the novitiate, she studied nursing to help the sick in a more scientific way. A nurse in an area of the forest where there is no doctor, Serafina was the only human resource for the health of the population of a vast region.[citation needed]
Charitable work
[edit]She taught in the Amazon and provided nursing care, especially in Altamira from 1971 to 1987, where she founded shelters and shelters.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]She died in Rio de Janeiro in 1988, at the age of 75.[citation needed]
Beatification
[edit]Her heroic virtues were recognized by Pope Francis in 2023.[citation needed]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Serafina Cinque (al secolo: Noemy)". www.causesanti.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Vaticano reconhece virtudes heroicas de Serafina Cinque". www.a12.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.