On Feb 12 2005, Sr Dorothy Stang, an American nun who had spent 40 yrs in Brazil, was confronted by hired gunmen who asked whether she was armed. In reply she produced her Bible and recited the Beatitudes. Then they shot her.
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Stang had come to see the connections between defending the poor farmers of the Amazon and defense of the rainforest. As a result she was seen as an enemy of the loggers and cattle barons who hired her killers. orbisbooks.com/martyr-of-the- icon by William Hart McNichols
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Saw the one woman play of her life in Phoenix several years ago. So beautiful. Sister Dorothy, you live forever! 🌳 💚
She was armed with the words & love of the Christ she served! She may not be canonized but I believe there is another saint in heaven. I pray that I would have her faith & strength, but I can’t say that I that I would. 🙏🙏
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Ecology martyr. Prayers for those that are sent in harms way to get to protect indigenous peoples and their environment.
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