Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca (Salvador, Bahia, 24 November 1827 — Rio de Janeiro, 9 December 1920) was a Brazilian poet. Her parents were Justiniano de Castro Rebello and Adriana de Castro Rebello. She married Inácio Joaquim da Fonseca. She published her poems in newspapers and books, and was a constant collaborator with the Almanaque de lembranças luso-brasileiro. Towards the end of her life, she entered the Convent of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro, adopting the name of Mother Maria José de Jesús.
Towards the end of her life, she entered the Convent of Santa Teresa in Rio de Janeiro, adopting the name of Mother Mary Joseph of Jesus.
Selected works
- Echos de minha alma: poesias, 1865
References
- Câmara, José Aurélio Saraiva (1969). "Capistrano de Abreu". Coleção Documentos brasileiros. 136. José Olympio: 234.
- Blake, Augusto Victorino Alves Sacramento (1883). Diccionario Bibliographico Brazileiro. Vol. 1. Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Nacional. pp. 5–6.
- Memorial da vida de madre Maria José de Jesus, carmelita descalça, filha de Capistrano de Abreu. Rio de Janeiro: Convento Santa Teresa. 1968. p. 351.
- Memorial da vida de madre María José de Jesus, carmelita descalça, filha de Capistrano de Abreu. Editor Convento Santa Teresa. 351 pp. 1968 pp.
Sources
- Coletânea de poetas Bahianos. (1951) Aloysio de Carvalho y Editora Minverva, page 272. (in Portuguese)
External links
Media related to Adélia Fonseca at Wikimedia Commons- Adelia Fonseca - in Wikisource
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