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Summary

Cécile Fatiman is famous for organizing the voodoo ceremony at Bois Caïman, which was the starting point of the Haitian Revolution.

Qualifications

Cécile Fatiman role as the presiding mambo of the voodoo ceremony has made her the founding mother of modern-day Haiti.

Occupation

Voodoo priestess

Education

As a voodoo priestess Cécile Fatiman went through stages of initiation into her priestly duties.  The primary functions of a voodoo priestess are healing, rituals, religious ceremonies to call or pacify the spirits, holding initiations for new priests or priestesses, telling fortunes, reading dreams, casting spells, invoking protections, and creating potions for various purposes.

Awards and Recognition

• First Lady of Haiti through her marriage to Louis Michel Pierrot, the seventh President of Haiti.
• During the ceremony at Bois Caïman, Cécile Fatiman was possessed by the goddess Erzulie.

Accomplishments

• Lived until 112 years old.