Alexandrina Maria da Costa Saint

Alexandrina Maria da Costa (30 March 1904 – 13 October 1955), also known as Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar, was a Portuguese mystic and victim soul, who was born and died in Balazar (a rural parish of Póvoa de Varzim). Alexandrina left many written works, which have been studied mainly in Italy by Father Umberto Pasquale. On 25 April 2004 she was declared blessed by John Paul II'>Pope John Paul II who stated that "her secret to holiness was love for Christ".

Personal facts

Alexandrina Maria da Costa
Alias (AKA)Alexandrina of Balazar
Birth dateMarch 30, 1904
Birth place
Portugal , Póvoa de Varzim , Balazar (Póvoa de Varzim)
Date of deathOctober 13, 1955
Place of death
Portugal , Póvoa de Varzim , Balazar (Póvoa de Varzim)
TitleVirgin / Victim soul / Salesian Cooperator

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Saint

beatified by
Pope John Paul II
beatified dateApril 25, 2004
beatified place
Vatican City
St. Peter's Square
major shrine
Balazar (Póvoa de Varzim)
venerated in
Catholic Church

Topical connections

Anastasius SinaitaSaint
Albert ChmielowskiSaint
Émilie GamelinSaint
Agnes BlannbekinWriter

Alexandrina Maria da Costa on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://alexandrinabalasar.free.fr/index_english.htm
  2. http://www.alexandrinadebalasar.com/?cod_lang=2
  3. http://www.blessed-alexandrina.com
  4. http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ALEXDRIN.HTM
  5. http://www.preghiereagesuemaria.it/libri/cristo%20gesu%20in%20alexandrina%20autobiografia.htm