Dorothy Stang
Brazilian activist (1931–2005) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dorothy Mae Stang, SND (June 7, 1931 – February 12, 2005)[1] was an American-born Brazilian member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. 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.
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Province | São Luís do Maranhão |
Diocese | Diocese of Coroatá |
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Born | Dorothy Mae Stang June 7, 1931 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | February 12, 2005(2005-02-12) (aged 73) Anapu, Pará, Brazil |
Denomination | Christianity (Catholicism) |
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