Madre Paulina: Súdita de Deus

This film tells the life of Mother Paulina, today Saint Paulina, who was born in Italy in 1865. Her original name was Amábile Lúcia Visintainer, second daughter of the couple Antônio Napoleone Visintainer and Anna Pianezzer. She emigrated to Brazil in 1875 with her parents, siblings and other families in the region. Here, she lived in the town of Vígolo, in the city of Nova Trento, in the state of Santa Catarina. The film presents the main moments of the saint's life, from her arrival from Italy to her death in Brazil, when she was 77 years old. There are also testimonies of her beatification that took place in 1991.

Nina de Pádua

Madre Paulina

• Carlos NascimbeniDirector

Release date

January 1, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

1h 1m