Divaldo Pereira Franco (born May 5, 1927 in
Feira de Santana
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,
Brazil
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) is a
Spiritist speaker and
medium
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Biography
He represented
Spiritism
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as a delegate to the
United Nations
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August 28–31st, 2000, Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. After the death of Brazilian medium
Chico Xavier
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in 2002, Divaldo became the most representative figure of Spiritism worldwide.
On March 12, 2004, Divaldo presented the seminar Understanding Spiritual and Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore.
"Divaldo Pereira Franco offers a psychologized counterpoint to the popular Spiritism paradigm established around the work of Chico Xavier".
"Divaldo Pereira Franco had a prevalent role in the implantation and consolidation of the Spiritist Movement in the United States."
Books about Divaldo
* "Divaldo, médium ou gênio?" – by journalist Fernando Pinto, 1976, 160 pagws;
* "Moldando o Terceiro Milênio – Life and work of Divaldo Pereira Franco" – By journalist Fernando Worm;
* "O Semeador de Estrelas" – By Suely Caldas Schubert – Stories about Divaldo's life;
* "Viagens e entrevistas" – By Yvon Luz – Different interviews with Divaldo.
Books by Divaldo translated to English
* ''Child of God'' (1986)
* ''Recipes for Peace'' (1996)
* ''Self-Discovery: An Inner Search'' (2005)
* ''Living and Loving'' (Audio CD – 2005)
* ''The Dynamics of Our Sixth Sense'' (2006)
* ''Obsession'' (1979)
* ''I Love Myself, I Am Addiction-free: Spiritual Tools to Fight Addiction'' (2005)
* ''The New Generation: The Spiritist View on Indigo and Crystal Children'' with Vanessa Anseloni (2007)
* ''Open Your Heart and Find Happiness'' (2006)
* ''Therapeutic Visualizations'' (Audio CD – 2005)
* ''Understanding Spiritual and Mental Health'' (2005)
References
External links
Divaldo Franco – English BioMansion of the Way
Peace and You Movement by Divaldo Franco
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1927 births
Living people
People from Feira de Santana
Brazilian spiritual mediums