Bertilda Samper Acosta
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Bertilda Samper Acosta later known as Sister María Ignacia(31 July 1856 — 31 July 1910) was a Colombian
Roman Catholic nun
, poet and writer. The daughter of José María Samper Agudelo and Soledad Acosta Kemble, both writers and journalists of great renown in Colombia. Although most of her poetry has remained unpublished, she is known for her revision and expansion of the Novela de Aguinaldos, a popular devotional novena
of Advent
during the Christmas season in Colombia, also popular in Ecuador
and Venezuela
.
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
Roman Catholic nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
, poet and writer. The daughter of José María Samper Agudelo and Soledad Acosta Kemble, both writers and journalists of great renown in Colombia. Although most of her poetry has remained unpublished, she is known for her revision and expansion of the Novela de Aguinaldos, a popular devotional novena
Novena
In the Catholic Church, a novena is a devotion consisting of a prayer repeated on nine successive days, asking to obtain special graces. The prayers may come from prayer books, or consist of the recitation of the Rosary , or of short prayers through the day...
of Advent
Advent
Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches, a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is the beginning of the Western liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday, called Levavi...
during the Christmas season in Colombia, also popular in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.