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.[1] She published her poems in newspapers and books, and was a constant collaborator with the Almanaque de lembranças luso-brasileiro.[2] 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.[3]
Towards the end of her life, she entered the Convent of Santa Teresa in Rio de Janeiro, adopting the name of Mother Mary Joseph of Jesus.[4]
Selected works
- Echos de minha alma: poesias, 1865
References
Sources
- Coletânea de poetas Bahianos. (1951) Aloysio de Carvalho y Editora Minverva, page 272. (in Portuguese)
External links
Media related to Adélia Fonseca at Wikimedia Commons- Adelia Fonseca - in Wikisource
