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Dorothy Stang
Brazilian activist (1931–2005)
Who they were
Dorothy Mae Stang, SNDdeN (June 7, 1931 – February 12, 2005) was an American-born Brazilian Catholic religious sister and missionary. She was murdered in Anapu, Pará, in the Amazon basin in 2005. Stang had been outspoken in her efforts on behalf of the poor and the environment and had previously received death threats from loggers and landowners. She was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
- Wikidata Q465318 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dorothy Stang (CC BY-SA)
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