Benigna Victim of Jesus
Benigna Victim of Jesus CIANSP | |
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| Born | 16 August 1907 Diamantina, Brazil |
| Died | 16 October 1981 (aged 74) Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Maria da Conceição Santos, CIANSP (religious name: Benigna Victim of Jesus; 16 August 1907 — 16 October 1981), better known as Sister Benigna, was an Afro-Brazilian mother superior of the Congregation of Auxiliaries of Our Lady of Piety.
On October 15, 2011, the process of her beatification cause was opened by the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte. On February 18, 2022, Pope Francis declared her venerable.