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Father Gaspar Frutuoso, writing in his tome Saudades da Terra, reiterated that the settlement obtained its name because it was sheltered from ocean winds by the Pico dos Ginetes, called this [Ginetes] because it took the form of a saddle, as well as (as others had indicated) where Ginetes (a species of horse) was raised, in the mountains. [3]
Joaquim Honório da Silveira 14 January 1879 1 November 1966 Brazil: Natal: Heroic Virtues Diocesan Priest [60] Gilberto Maria Delfina 2 August 1925 5 December 2004 Brazil: Santo Amaro: Heroic Virtues Priest and Founder, Fraternity of Jesus the Savior; Founder, Missionary Institute of the Servant Sisters of Jesus the Savior [61] [62] Laureana ...
The Igreja Pentecostal Deus é Amor was founded in São Paulo in 1962, by Daví Martins de Miranda (or David Miranda). [1] The spread of the IPDA and other pentecostal churches was encouraged by economic regression, urbanization and the emergence of the informal settlements since the 1950s, where the IPDA gained most of its new followers at this time.
Bola de Neve Church [a] is a Brazilian neopentecostal church that was founded in São Paulo in 1999 [1] by pastor and former surfer Rinaldo Luiz de Seixas Pereira (April 15, 1972 – November 17, 2024), colloquially known as "Apóstolo [b] Rina" or "AP", who also served as the church's president from its inception until his controversial suspension in June 2024 due to accusations of domestic ...
Our Lady of the Rosa Mystica Church (Portuguese: Igreja Nossa Senhora da Rosa Mística) is a catholic church located in Lucas do Rio Verde, Brazil. The church was founded in 2014. The church was founded in 2014.
The Church of Our Lady of Protection (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Amparo) is a 19th-century Roman Catholic church located in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Help and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. The church belongs to the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Amparo ...
In September 2007, prosecutor Marcelo Mendroni announced that he was investigating Brazilian football star Kaká's relationship with the imprisoned founding couple. On January 3, 2008, Kaká announced that his 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year trophy would be held for display in the church's main temple in Cambuci, São Paulo.
Rosa Egipcíaca, also known as Rosa Maria Egipcíaca of Vera Cruz and Rosa Courana (1719 – 12 October 1771), was a formerly enslaved writer and religious mystic, who was the author of A Sagrada Teologia do Amor de Deus Luz Brilhante das Almas Peregrinas (The Sacred Theology of Love of God Brilliant Light of Pilgrim Souls) – the oldest book ...