Born in the city of Delfinópolis, State of Minas Gerais, on 12 August 1912, and passed away in Sacramento, in the same state, on 10 February 1980. Daughter of José Gonçalves Novelino and Josefina de Melo Novelino, she was born in the small town of Delfinópolis, where she spent very little of her childhood, as she was orphaned at a young age and went to live with a couple who gave her all their love and affection. The work carried out by Corina Novelino in the city of Sacramento was extremely important, making her one of the most esteemed figures in the city. From a very young age, she revealed herself to be a charitable spirit, with a profound sense of detachment, willing to give her all for the benefit of her fellow human beings.

At only twenty years of age, she was invited by a determined woman named Maria Modesto Cravo to help her run a children's home in the city of Uberaba, in the state of Minas Gerais. Undecided about the invitation, she sought guidance from the medium Francisco Cândido Xavier, then residing in Pedro Leopoldo. Due to the large number of people seeking the medium, she was unable to meet with him. However, she was greatly surprised when he called her and gave her a beautiful message signed by the Spirit of Eurípedes Barsanulfo, in which, among other things, he said: ‘Corina, you are my last hope in Sacramento.’

Faced with the urgency of the message, she declined Mana Modesta's invitation and decided to stay in Sacramento, where she founded the Clube das Maezinhas (Mothers' Club), composed of charitable mothers who were willing to make clothes for needy children, which were distributed weekly. At the dawn of 1950, she decided to found a home for abandoned children. However, in addition to lacking the necessary means, she did not know where or how to establish this institution. The largest raffle held in Sacramento provided her with the necessary means to purchase a house and inaugurate the ‘Lar de Eurípedes’ (Eurípedes Home).

She used her salary to maintain the home. However, the number of children increased and resources became increasingly scarce. The house had also become too small. Encouraged by her unwavering determination and counting on help from Above, she decided to build a new ‘Lar de Eurípedes’. The people of Sacramento and neighbouring regions cooperated in the venture and, before long, the new building was completed, where more than 100 children were cared for and where the selfless seamstress became ‘Mother Corina’. Due to insufficient resources for its maintenance, as the establishment was maintained almost entirely with Corina Novelino's salary, appeals were made and the Home was recognised as a public utility, thus changing from a boarding school to a semi-boarding school. There, the children spend the day, receiving food, clothing, and intellectual and religious education.

A writer of great resources, Corina wrote the books ‘Escuta, meu filho’ (Listen, my son), the proceeds of which went entirely to the maintenance of the Home. More recently, in 1979, she wrote the work ‘Eurípedes, o homem e a missão’ (Eurípedes, the man and the mission), initiating the commemorative acts of the centenary of the birth of that great figure of Spiritism. A tireless creature, always willing to cooperate, she played a prominent role in the socio-economic, religious and cultural life of Sacramento. She contributed to all the city's newspapers, from ‘Tribuna,’ edited by Homilton Wilson, to the current newspapers: ‘Estado do Triângulo’ and ‘Jornal de Sacramento.’

She contributed to other publications promoting Spiritism, notably the Anuário Espírita, published in Araras, and a magazine published in Portugal. Her was truly a life well lived, filled with generosity, love and dedication to his fellow human beings. Her passing represented an irreparable loss for the Sacramento community, leaving a great void in the city, as great as the sadness of those who lost the warmth, tenderness and dedication of a friend.

The following were the words of the Mayor of Sacramento at the burial of her physical body: "May the flag of Sacramento cover her coffin in a demonstration of the greatest tribute that the Government pays to its great children. Here is the gratitude of an entire people who recognised in her humble and silent work the “Mother Corina” of all. With the help of her hands, we witnessed her love many times, in her selflessness, taking on the responsibility of this enormous task of helping others. She was Mother Corina of the poor, the suffering, the orphans, the insane, the needy, the abandoned, the destitute... Mother Corina of us all, our eternal and undying Thank You Very Much.