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|SaintName=Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel
|SaintName=Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel
|SaintStage=Blessed
|SaintStage=Blessed
|SaintBirthDate=
|FeastDay=June 14
|SaintBirthPlace=Baependi, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil (now Brazil)
|SaintBirthPlace=Baependi, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil (now Brazil)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=22.2333, -44.9500
|SaintBirthCoordinates=22.2333, -44.9500
|SaintDeathDate=06-14-1895
|DeathPlace=Baependi, Minas Gerais, Republic of Brazil (now Brazil)
|DeathPlace=Baependi, Minas Gerais, Republic of Brazil (now Brazil)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=22.2333, -44.9500
|SaintDeathCoordinates=22.2333, -44.9500
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|NotableLabel5=U.S. parish dedication
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|NotableCoordinates5=40.7667, -73.9833
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|BeatificationDate=05-04-2013
|AssociatedCountries=Brazil
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Campanha]]
|BeatificationDate=2013-04-05
|Beatifier=Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (on behalf of Pope Francis)
|Beatifier=Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (on behalf of Pope Francis)
|BeatificationLocation=Baependi, Minas Gerais, Brazil
|BeatificationLocation=Baependi, Minas Gerais, Brazil
|Canonized=No
|Canonized=No
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|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a young boy from a terminal illness (beatification)
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a young boy from a terminal illness (beatification)
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|SaintMiracle3=
|FeastDay=June 14
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|Profession=Laywoman; tertiary
|Profession=Laywoman; tertiary
|ReligiousAffiliation=Augustinians (tertiary)
|ReligiousAffiliation=Augustinians (tertiary)
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|Attributes=Rosary; veil; lily
|Attributes=Rosary; veil; lily
|PrimaryShrine=Sanctuary of Nhá Chica, Baependi, Brazil
|PrimaryShrine=Sanctuary of Nhá Chica, Baependi, Brazil
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|AssociatedCountries=Brazil
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Campanha]]
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'''Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel''' (1808 – 14 June 1895), popularly known as '''Nhá Chica''' (from Portuguese "nhá," affectionate for "elder sister"), was a Brazilian lay Catholic woman of African descent, born into slavery, who lived a life of profound piety, charity, and devotion to the Virgin Mary, becoming the first black laywoman beatified in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel Also known as Nha Chica |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/645578448832341/posts/6653663148023811/ |website=Facebook |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to historical records from the Diocese of Campanha and family testimonies, Francisca, born to freed slave Chica Maria de Jesús (of Angolan origin) and an unknown Portuguese father in Baependi, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil, was baptized on 23 November 1808 in the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, where she learned the faith from her mother.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cardinal beatifies first lay, black Brazilian woman, 'Nha Chica' |url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/cardinal-beatifies-first-lay-black-brazilian-woman-nha-chica |website=National Catholic Reporter |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Orphaned at 13, she worked as a domestic servant while dedicating herself to prayer, almsgiving, and building the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, soliciting donations for 15 years until its completion in 1865, attributing her perseverance to Marian intercession.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel: Learning to Love Our Neighbor |url=http://fromseason2season.blogspot.com/2016/06/blessed-francisca-de-paula-de-jesus.html |website=From Season to Season |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> As an Augustinian tertiary, she practiced severe penance, fasts, and nightly adorations, fostering a reputation for holiness that drew pilgrims seeking her prayers for healings and conversions.
'''Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel''' (1808 – 14 June 1895), popularly known as '''Nhá Chica''' (from Portuguese "nhá," affectionate for "elder sister"), was a Brazilian lay Catholic woman of African descent, born into slavery, who lived a life of profound piety, charity, and devotion to the Virgin Mary, becoming the first black laywoman beatified in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel Also known as Nha Chica |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/645578448832341/posts/6653663148023811/ |website=Facebook |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to historical records from the Diocese of Campanha and family testimonies, Francisca, born to freed slave Chica Maria de Jesús (of Angolan origin) and an unknown Portuguese father in Baependi, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil, was baptized on 23 November 1808 in the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, where she learned the faith from her mother.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cardinal beatifies first lay, black Brazilian woman, 'Nha Chica' |url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/cardinal-beatifies-first-lay-black-brazilian-woman-nha-chica |website=National Catholic Reporter |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Orphaned at 13, she worked as a domestic servant while dedicating herself to prayer, almsgiving, and building the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, soliciting donations for 15 years until its completion in 1865, attributing her perseverance to Marian intercession.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel: Learning to Love Our Neighbor |url=http://fromseason2season.blogspot.com/2016/06/blessed-francisca-de-paula-de-jesus.html |website=From Season to Season |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> As an Augustinian tertiary, she practiced severe penance, fasts, and nightly adorations, fostering a reputation for holiness that drew pilgrims seeking her prayers for healings and conversions.


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