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Zilda Arns (Zilda Steiner Arns) was born on 25 August, 1934 in Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil, is a Brazilian Philanthropist and Servant of God. Discover Zilda Arns's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Zilda Steiner Arns
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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 25 August, 1934
Birthday 25 August
Birthplace Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Date of death 2010
Died Place Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nationality Brazil

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1890

Born in the rural town of Forquilhinha, Arns was one of the 13 children of Gabriel Arns (1890–1965) and Helene Arns (née Steiner) (1894–1974).

She was the aunt of Senator Flávio Arns.

Two of Arns' memories were of seeing her father go door-to-door on his horse to help contain a smallpox epidemic and watching her mother arrange for a sick neighbour to be taken to the nearest hospital on the back of a cart, a journey of three hours.

Those acts inspired her contemplate life as a doctor, even most of her priests or teachers.

1934

Zilda Arns Neumann (25 August 1934 – 12 January 2010) was a Brazilian pediatrician and aid worker.

A sister of Cardinal Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns, the former Archbishop of São Paulo known for his efforts against the Brazilian military dictatorship, Zilda Arns became internationally known by founding a Catholic pastoral care for poor children.

Her humanitarian work, which also included the poor and the elderly, spanned over three decades.

1959

Having studied medicine, she graduated from university in 1959, UFPR - Federal University of Paraná.

Arns further studied public health, with the aim of assisting poor children in environments plagued with high child mortality rates, malnutrition and violence.

After she worked in local hospitals tending to infants, she was then given charge of a string of clinics on the impoverished outskirts of the southern city of Curitiba.

Arns was the founder coordinator of Pastoral da Criança (Pastoral Care for Children), an organization for social action of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.

The Care for Children has one of the largest programs in the world devoted to child health and nutrition.

The program has about 260,000 volunteers and has reduced infant mortality by more than half in over 31,000 urban and rural communities of intense poverty.

Arns also coordinated Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa (Pastoral Care for Elderly Persons), and social action organisms of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil.

As a Catholic, Arns condemned contraception.

Her approach was based on familial education in order to help decrease the rates of petty crime and preventable diseases.

1978

Widowed since 1978, she was a mother of five and grandmother of nine.

2010

Arns died on January 12, 2010, as a result of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Five years after her death, the Archdiocese of São Paulo formally launched a diocesan investigation, opening the way to canonization and recognition of her status as a saint.

Arns was killed by the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010 in Port-au-Prince, where she was carrying out humanitarian activities on behalf of Pastoral da Criança.

She was struck in the head by falling debris from the roof of a church in which she had just given a speech.

She was 75 years old at the time.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended her funeral.

She was awarded with several honorary citizen titles throughout Brazil.

She was also recognized as a Public Health Heroe by Pan American Health Organization