Alexandrina Maria da Costa (30 March 1904 – 13 October 1955), also known as Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar, was a Portuguese mystic of the Eucharist, who was born and died in Balasar (a rural parish of Póvoa de Varzim). Alexandrina left many written works, which have been studied mainly in Italy by Fr. Umberto Pasquale and Signorile couple. On 25 April 2004 she was declared blessed by Pope John Paul II who stated that "her secret to holiness was love for Christ".
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