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St. Rita, a saint prayed for and acclaimed in the Brazilian Amazon

by Agustinos Recoletos | May 28, 2019 | We're telling you

Two parishes of the Augustinian Recollects in the Brazilian Amazon have Saint Rita as their patroness: the one in the municipality of Tapauá, on the Purus River and the one in the Cachoeirinha neighborhood of Manaus, within the Prelature of Labrea. In both, the patron...

Devotion to Saint Rita in Belém, cultural and immaterial heritage

by Agustinos Recoletos | Apr 11, 2019 | We're telling you

The Municipality of Belém do Para (Brazil) has approved a bill that declares the procession of the Augustinian saint as a cultural and intangible heritage. Every 22nd of May, history repeats itself. Thousands of people take to the streets to witness the multitudinous...

St. Rita, a saint prayed for and acclaimed in the Brazilian Amazon

Devotion to Saint Rita in Belém, cultural and immaterial heritage

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