Alexandrina of Balazar
Portuguese Catholic mystique (1904–1955)
Feast: 13 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the village of Balasar near Braga in Portugal, Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa: left paralysed in her whole body after escaping a man's evil intentions against her, she offered all her sufferings to the Lord for love of God and of her brothers in need, in contemplation of the Eucharist.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 13 October as a woman paralysed after escaping an assault, who offered her sufferings to the Lord in contemplation of the Eucharist.
The cause
Alexandrina of Balazar has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Shrine of Blessed Alexandrina: the cause of Alexandrina of Balazar.
- Roman Martyrology, 13 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q272217 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Alexandrina of Balazar (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.