Mãe Cleusa Millet
Mãe Cleusa Millet | |
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Born | Cleusa da Conceição Nazaré de Oliveira 1923 |
Died | 15 October 1998 (aged 74–75) Salvador da Bahia, Brazil |
Other names | Cleusa Millet |
Occupation | physician/priestess |
Years active | 1946-1998 |
Known for | leading the Ilê Ìyá Omi Àse Iyámasé (House of the Mother of Waters) of Gantois |
Spouse | Eraldo Diógenes Millet |
Cleusa da Conceição Nazaré de Oliveira, better known as Mãe Cleusa Millet or Mother Millet (1923–1998), was the hereditary spiritual leader (iyalorixá) of Brazil's most noted Candomblé temple, Terreiro do Gantois, located in Alto do Gantois in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Upon her death, she was accorded an official state day of mourning and was posthumously inducted into the Order of Merit of the State of Bahia.
Early life and education
Cleusa da Conceição Nazaré de Oliveira was born in 1923 in Salvador,
She enrolled at Federal University of Bahia and studied medicine,[4] graduating with her degree in 1946.
Career
Shortly after graduation, she moved to
Cleusa died on 15 October 1998 in the Alliance Hospital in Salvador. The governor of Bahia, César Borges, declared an official day of mourning for the state. She was buried in the Jardim da Saudade Cemetery.[5] In 2008 she was awarded the Order of Merit of Bahia for her community service to the area surrounding the Terreiro do Gantois.[1]
Notes
- ^ The founder of the Ilê Ìyá Omi Àse Iyámasé (House of the Mother of Waters) of Gantois in 1849 was Maria Júlia da Conceição Nazaré . Her daughter Pulchéria Maria da Conceição Nazaré took over the house in 1900 and died in 1918. Because she had no children, her niece Maria da Glória Nazaré was designated as her successor, but Maria died in 1920 before assuming office. Maria Escolástica da Conceição Nazaré (aka Mãe Menininha do Gantois) was chosen as the successor in 1922. Following her death, Cleusa was chosen as priestess and in October 2002, three years after her death, the deities chose her younger sister, Mãe Carmem de Òsàlá to succeed her.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Governo faz homenagem póstuma a Mãe Cleusa por trabalho social" (in Portuguese). Salvador da Bahia, Brazil: Assembléia Legislativa do Estado da Bahia. 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Schemo, Diana Jean (25 October 1998). "Cleusa Millet Is Dead at 67; Nurtured Afro-Brazilian Faith". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Mariano, Agnes (14 August 2015). "A mãe da sabedoria" (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Centro de Estudos das Relações de Trabalho e Desigualdades. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Falcão, Daniela (23 February 1997). "Quem vai para o Trono?". Revista Folha (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Folhapress. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b González, Christianne (16 October 1998). "Morre aos 67 sucessora de mãe Menininha" (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Folha da São Paulo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.