Portuguese nobleman
Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque (24 May 1289 – 2 November 1329), also known as Alfonso Sanches , was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Cerva and Alburquerque .[2] [3]
Biography
Born in Portugal , he was the second[1] and favorite son of King Denis of Portugal . His mother was Aldonça Rodrigues Talha. He was also half brother of King Afonso IV .[6] Afonso was married to Teresa Martins Telo, daughter of João Afonso Telo , the first count of Barcelos , and of Teresa Sánchez, an illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV the Brave, king of Castile and León. They were the parents of João Afonso de Albuquerque .
Afonso and his wife Teresa were the founders of the Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde where both were buried.
The Catholic Church opened a cause for the beatification of Afonso and Teresa on 17 January 1723, and the two were formally declared Servants of God .[11]
References
^ a b Parra, Ana Raquel da Cruz (2018). "A Paternidade na Idade Média: o caso de D. Dinis" (PDF) . Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa . p. 94.
^ Memórias do Mosteiro de Pombeiro , Academia Portuguesa da História, 1942, 1942
^ "Servi di Dio Alfonso Sanches e Teresa Martins" . santibeati.it .
^ Fundadores, fundaciones y espacios de vida conventual: III Congreso Internacional Monacato Femenino en España, Portugal y América, celebrado en León, 2004 , Universidas, Secretariado de Publicaciones, 2005, 2005, ISBN 9788497732024
^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 11.
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