Dorothy Stang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Stang

Amazonian activist

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1931

Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 12-Feb-2005

Profession: missionary

Nationality: United States, Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sister Dorothy Mae Stang, S.N.D., (7 June 1931 – 12 February 2005) was an American-born, Brazilian member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
She was murdered in Anapu, a city in the state of Pará, in the Amazon Basin of Brazil.
Stang had been outspoken in her efforts on behalf of the poor and the environment, and had previously received death threats from loggers and land owners.
Her cause for canonization as a martyr and model of sanctity is underway within the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.