Benigna Cardoso da Silva
Benigna Cardoso da Silva (15 October 1928 – 24 October 1941) was a Brazilian Catholic child.
She was adopted following the deaths of her parents, and was noted for aiding in household chores and attending Mass on a regular basis.
In 1942, da Silva was murdered after rejecting the sexual advances of Raimundo Alves Riberio, who was around her age, in order to protect herself as being chaste as she desired. She defended herself even to the point of Riberio killing her, using a machete that he carried on his person. Her beatification cause launched in 2013 and she was beatified on 24 October 2022.
In the Martyrology
- October 24 Blessed Benigna Cardoso da Silva, layperson and martyr