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Maria Aparecida Berushko (Beruski) was a school teacher who died saving her students in a school fire in Brazil. She may become the first Orthodox saint in Latin America.〔''Religious Information Service of Ukraine Portal News, in Ukrainian''〕 Maria, being of Ukrainian descent, was born in 1959, in Joaquim Távora, Paraná, Brazil. When a school caught fire in 1986, Maria refused a chance to leave the building, instead she stayed inside and assisted her pupils in escaping. Berushko assisted in saving the lives of 5 children, but 8 children died together with the teacher in the fire. The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Latin America already placed the issue of Maria's beatification to the agenda.〔''Orthodoxy in Ukraine Portal, 15.10.2007, Ukrainian language''〕 It is expected the final decision to be made within three years. A street in the Brazilian town of Curitiba has already been named after Maria Berushko (rua Maria Aparecida Beruski). ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maria Berushko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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