Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca (24 November 1827 in Salvador, Bahia – 9 December 1920 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian poet. Her parents were Justiniano de Castro Rebello and Adriana de Castro Rebello. She married Inácio Joaquim da Fonseca. She published her poems in newspapers and books, and was a constant collaborator with the Almanaque de lembranças luso-brasileiro.
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.Memorial da vida de madre María José de Jesus, carmelita descalça, filha de Capistrano de Abreu. Editor Convento Santa Teresa. [Rio de Janeiro.] 351 pp. 1968 pp.
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
Adelia Fonseca - in Wikisource