Banca de DEFESA: ANDRESSA RAYANE MARIA ALMEIDA DA MOTA

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STUDENT : ANDRESSA RAYANE MARIA ALMEIDA DA MOTA
DATE: 21/02/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
TITLE:

‘“[...] I am here to console you”: a study on the relationship between epidemics and the formation of the apparitions of Our Lady of Graces in Pernambuco (1918 – 1936)

KEY WORDS:

Epidemics, Marian apparitions, Our Lady of Graces, Pesqueira.

PAGES: 150
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUBÁREA: História do Brasil
SPECIALTY: História do Brasil República
SUMMARY:

The research seeks to understand the epidemiological crisis and epidemics in Pernambuco between 1918 and 1936 and their relationship with the construction of the apparitions of Our Lady of Grace. During the transition from the 19th to the 20th century, various diseases devastated the world. In Pernambuco, an already vulnerable state, yellow fever, Spanish flu and typhoid fever spread rapidly, plunging Pernambuco society into chaos and uncertainty, generating a desperate search for security and answers. In this context, the supposed apparitions of Our Lady of Grace in Pesqueira, from August 1936, witnessed by the girls Maria da Luz Teixeira de Carvalho (1922-2013) and Maria da Conceição da Silva (1920-1999), gained prominence as a spiritual response to these challenges. Religious practices and Marian devotion became a collective way of finding hope in the midst of crises. The formation and spread of the Marian cult are intrinsically linked to the social context and living conditions of the population, highlighting the need for a socio-cultural approach to understanding these historical events. Devotion arose as a spiritual response to the adversities faced by society, reflecting the search for hope and security amid the turbulence of the time. To understand the role of the apparitions of Our Lady of Grace in Cimbres, it is crucial to consider the social and cultural context of the time. To this end, we examined the newspapers Jornal Pequeno, Diario de Pernambuco, Diario da Manhã and A Província to understand the representations of epidemics and their relationship with the invention of new cults.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - ***.393.864-** - CARLOS ANDRÉ SILVA DE MOURA - UPE
Interna - GISELDA BRITO SILVA
Externo à Instituição - GUSTAVO DE SOUZA OLIVEIRA - UFU
Externo à Instituição - MAGNO FRANCISCO DE JESUS SANTOS - UFRN