Afonso Sanches  | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Albuquerque | |
![]() Afonso Sanches in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530–1534  | |
| Born | 24 May 1289 Cerva, Portugal  | 
| Died | 2 November 1329 (aged 40) Escalona, Castile  | 
| Buried | Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde | 
| Noble family | House of Burgundy | 
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Martins de Meneses | 
| Issue | João Afonso de Albuquerque | 
| Father | Denis of Portugal | 
| Mother | Aldonça Rodrigues Talha | 
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.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Portugal, he was the firstborn and favorite son of King Denis of Portugal and Aldonza Rodrigues Talha.[3][4] He was also the half brother of Afonso IV.[5] Afonso was married to Teresa Martins Telo, daughter of João Afonso Telo, the first count of Barcelos,[6] and of Teresa Sánchez, an illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV the Brave, king of Castile and León.[7] They were the parents of João Afonso de Albuquerque.[8]
Afonso and his wife Teresa were the founders of the Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde where both were buried.[9]
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.[10]
References
- ↑ Memórias do Mosteiro de Pombeiro, Academia Portuguesa da História, 1942, 1942
 - ↑ "Servi di Dio Alfonso Sanches e Teresa Martins". santibeati.it.
 - ↑ Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1997, Vol. I, p. 189.
 - ↑ Braamcamp Freire 1927, p. 193.
 - ↑ 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
 - ↑ Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1997, Vol. I, p. 191.
 - ↑ Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1997, Vol. I, p. 192.
 - ↑ Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1987, pp. 31, 109.
 - ↑ Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1987, p. 29.
 - ↑ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 11.
 
Bibliography
- Braamcamp Freire, Anselmo (1927). Brasões da Sala de Sintra, Livro Segundo (in Portuguese). Coimbra: Imprenta da Universidade. OCLC 794223590.
 - Sotto Mayor Pizarro, José Augusto (1997). Linhagens Medievais Portuguesas: Genealogias e Estratégias (1279-1325) (in Portuguese). Oporto: Thesis, published by author. hdl:10216/18023.
 - Sotto Mayor Pizarro, José Augusto P. (1987). Os Patronos do Mosteiro de Grijo: Evolução e Estrutura da Familia Nobre Séculos XI a XIV (in Portuguese). Oporto.
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