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Divaldo Franco is a worldwide renowned speaker. He has
given more than 10 thousand lectures and spoken in 52
countries in the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa
and the Americas. Mr. Franco is Doctor Honoris Causa
in Humanity and also in Parapsychology by American and
Canadian Universities. Through his extraordinary mediumship,
Mr. Franco has published almost 200 books and 70 of
them have already been translated in 15 languages.
Born in Feira de Santana, a small town in northeast
Brazil, in the state of Bahia, Divaldo displayed clairvoyance
and clairaudience before he was 5 years old. Through
his childhood, Divaldo played with friends from another
dimension of life that others could not see or hear.
In 1947 Divaldo, along with his friend Nilson Pereira,
founded "Caminho da Redencao"(Pathway to Redemption)
Spiritist Center - this was the beginning of a labor
of love to benefit the sick and those in need. Two years
later, in 1949, Divaldo saw through clairvoyance a very
large area with many children and, through clairaudience,
Divaldo heard a voice stating that his life would be
dedicated to caring for children in need. In 1952, then,
"Mansão do Caminho" (Mansion of the Way) was established
to provide housing and care for orphaned children in
Salvador, Bahia, through a system of foster homes. All
of this has been going for over 50 years now, and still
is going strong -- and growing.
As an educator, Divaldo's life is also one marked
by devotion. Since 1952 more than 600 adoptive sons
and daughters have been raised in the system of foster
homes at Mansao do Caminho. As time went by elementary,
middle, high and professional schools were created to
cater to the ever growing number of children. "Mansao
do Caminho" has become a very large educational institution
complex with 22 activities which provide guidance to
more than 3,000 children and teenagers everyday - all
free of charge. To this date, more than 30,000 boys
and girls have received an education and care at Mansão
do Caminho's many schools.
As a speaker, Divaldo has ministered more than
10,000 lectures and conferences in more than 300 cities
worldwide. In the 25 states of Brazil alone Mr. Franco
has lectured at more than 600 cities. Divaldo has held
lectures and seminars in 53 different countries: 21
in Europe, 21 in the Americas (North, South and Central),
5 in Africa and 6 in Asia Mr Franco has also spoken
7 times for the United Nations - 4 times in the New
York headquarters, and 3 times in Austria, at the Vienna
headquarters. Divaldo has also lectured in more than
40 universities throughout the world, always addressing
issues of great importance for the human being in its
search for enlightenment. Mr Franco is no stranger to
media either: Divaldo has done more than 215 interviews
to various TV and radio stations throughout the world
and, in Brazil, Divaldo's home country, he has been
interviewed more than 800 times. Divaldo's schedule,
as you can see, is always a busy one.
Honors received. Through his life of dedication
to others, Divaldo has received many honors. Mr. Franco
has been recognized with 572 honors from around the
world. Among these many honors, some stand out. They
are: " The degree of Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa
in Spiritual and Psychic Sciences from the International
College of Psychic and Spiritual Sciences and from the
government of Montreal, Provice of Quebec, Canada; "
the "Medaille de Reconnaisance" from the Humaniste Institute
of Paris; " the "Medalha Camara Municipal de Leiria",
Portugal; " the "Medalha da Cidade de Lobito", bestowed
by Government of Angola, Africa; " the degree of Doctor
of Parapsychology Honoris Causa from Cyberam University
in Illinois; " the degree of Dr Honoris Causa from the
University of Bahia, which was the first time a title
of Doctor Honoris Causa was given to a Spiritist medium;
and " the Diploma of the Order of Merit, a distinction
given by degree of the President of Brazil to those
who stand out at national level for their dedication
and work in helping fostering the welfare of others.
As a medium, Divaldo has co-authored more than
170 books through pschography - also known as automatic
writing. Of those, approximately 100 have been translated
into 15 different languages. More than 217 spiritual
writers have authored messages through his channeling.
Mr Franco has also written messages in languages he
did not know, such as German, French, Italian, Castilian,
Afrikaans and even backwards English. In fact, he published
"Hacia Las Estrellas", the first book to have been ever
written through automatic writing in a language other
than the medium's own. Perhaps the most impressive fact
of Mr Franco's accomplishments as a medium and writer
is that his works have sold an impressive amount of
7 million copies, and all of its proceeds go into helping
maintain Mansao do Caminho. We could certainly extend
his introduction to encompass many more accomplishments.
Instead, please come and meet Divaldo at his outstanding
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