Bertilda Samper Acosta

Bertilda Samper Acosta

Born	31 July 1856(1856-07-31) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, New Granada
Died	31 July 1910(1910-07-31) (aged 54) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Pen name	Berenice
Occupation	Nun
Nationality	Colombian
Notable work(s)	Novena de Aguinaldos

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Samper and the second or maternal family name is Acosta.

Bertilda Samper Acosta later known as Sister María Ignacia(31 July 1856 — 31 July 1910)^[1] 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 Although most of her poetry has remained unpublished, she is known for her revision and expansion of the Novela de Aguinaldos,^[2]^[3] a popular devotional novena of Advent during the Christmas season in Colombia, also popular in Ecuador and Venezuela.

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Name	Samper Acosta, Bertilda
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Date of birth	31 July 1856
Place of birth	Bogotá, Cundinamarca, New Granada
Date of death	31 July 1910
Place of death	Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia