Mafalda of Portugal
Portuguese infanta, Castilian queen consort, and nun
Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Infanta Mafalda of Portugal (c. 1195 – 1 May 1256 in Rio Tinto, Gondomar; Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈfaldɐ]) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) and later Queen consort of Castile for a brief period. She was the second youngest daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. She became queen consort during her brief marriage to the 10-year-old Henry I of Castile.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Sancha of Portugal Blessed Brother or sister
- Theresa of Portugal Blessed Brother or sister
- Wikidata Q576323 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mafalda of Portugal (CC BY-SA)
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