Maria Bueno, cemetery saint of Curitiba

On 29 January 1893 Maria da Conceição Bueno was murdered in Curitiba by her jealous partner, a soldier. Her grave in the São Francisco de Paula cemetery became a shrine where devotees credit her with miracles.

1893 CE · -25.42, -49.27 · status: legend

The account

Admirers built a chapel at the grave in 1960. It is one of the most visited tombs in Paraná, covered with thank-you plaques. The Catholic Church does not recognise the cult.

Connections in the atlas

• Escrava Anastácia

Sources

1. Atlas Obscura: Maria Bueno's grave
2. Gazeta do Povo: Maria, the little saint of Curitiba (Portuguese)