Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca

Brazilian poet, pianist and painter

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1827

Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1920

Profession: writer, poet, pianist, painter, journalist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca (Salvador, Bahia, 24 November 1827 — Rio de Janeiro, 9 December 1920) was a Brazilian poet.
Her parents were Justiniano de Castro Rebello and Adriana de Castro Rebello.
She married Inácio Joaquim da Fonseca.
She published her poems in newspapers and books, and was a constant collaborator with the Almanaque de lembranças luso-brasileiro.
Towards the end of her life, she entered the Convent of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro, adopting the name of Mother Maria José de Jesús.