Mãe Menininha do Gantois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mãe Menininha do Gantois

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1894

Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Date of Death: 13-Aug-1986

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mãe Menininha do Gantois (10 February 1894 – 13 August 1986) also known as Mother Menininha do Gantois, was a Brazilian spiritual leader (iyalorixá) and spiritual daughter of orixá Oxum, who officiated for 64 years as the head of one of the most noted Candomblé temples, the Ilê Axé Iyá Omin Iyamassê, or Terreiro do Gantois, of Brazil, located in Alto do Gantois in Salvador, Bahia.
She was instrumental in gaining legal recognition of Candomblé and its rituals, bringing an end to centuries of prejudice against Afro-Brazilians, who practiced their faith.
When she died on 13 August 1986, the State of Bahia declared a three-day state mourning in her honour, and the City Council of Salvador held a special session to pay tributes to her.
The Terreiro do Gantois temple has been declared a protected national monument.