Rita Lopes de Almeida, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rita Lopes de Almeida

POrtuguese nun

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1848

Place of Birth: Viseu, Viseu District, Portugal

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1913

Profession: nun, Christians Jehovah’s Witnesses

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Blessed Rita Lopes de Almeida (5 March 1848 – 6 January 1913) - in religion Rita Amada de Jesus - was a Portuguese professed religious and the founder of the "Sisters of Jesus, Mary and Joseph" religious congregation.
She spread the faith in the spirit of evangelization across Portugal despite a period of anti-religious sentiment and even received some intimidating threats during the course of her apostolate due to this; her order was dedicated to tending to girls and it ferried them off to their parents when anti-religious sentiment intensified.Her beatification was celebrated in mid-2006 in her native Portugal.