Divaldo Pereira Franco

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Divaldo Pereira Franco

(1927-05-05) 5 May 1927 (age 95)
Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
Website www.divaldofranco.com.br

Divaldo Pereira Franco (born May 5, 1927 in Feira de Santana, Brazil) is a Spiritist speaker and medium. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

He represented Spiritism as a delegate to the United Nations August 28–31st, 2000, Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. [4] After the death of Brazilian medium Chico Xavier in 2002, Divaldo became the most representative figure of Spiritism worldwide. [5] [ failed verification ]

On March 12, 2004, Divaldo presented the seminar Understanding Spiritual and Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore. [6]

"Divaldo Pereira Franco offers a psychologized counterpoint to the popular Spiritism paradigm established around the work of Chico Xavier". [7]

"Divaldo Pereira Franco had a prevalent role in the implantation and consolidation of the Spiritist Movement in the United States." [8]

Books about Divaldo

Books by Divaldo translated to English

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  2. ↑ Leão, F.C.; Lotufo Neto, F. (2007). "Rev. Psiq. Clín. 34, supl 1; 23–28, 2007". Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  3. ↑ Globo-Salgusa (April 2007). "Evento espírita reúne 15 mil na Imigrantes" . Retrieved 2009-01-04.
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  5. ↑ Dobroruka, Vicente (May 2005). "Aspects of Late Second Temple Jewish Apocalyptic: A cross cultural comparison" (PDF). Oxford Univ. p. 101. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
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  7. ↑ Dawson, Andrew (June 2007). New Era: New Religions: Religious transformation in contemporary Brazil. Ashgate Publishing. p. 24. ISBN   978-0-7546-5433-9 . Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Wanderlei D C Marques". Advanced Study Group of Spiritism. February 2000. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
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